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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-22 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 00:36:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-22 00:40:54 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243570036176_e20243570038549_c20243570039048.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243570031176_e20243570033549_c20243570034039.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-22 00:37:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.550000°, -86.760000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.36 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 274.94 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.36 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.84 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.41 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.29 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.59 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.36 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 112.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 102.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Unknown |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-22 00:37:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.580000°, -87.940000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.15 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Gas flare |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 295.33 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.34 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.64 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.16 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.94 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.52 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 36.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 110.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 101.30° |
| Water Fraction | 1.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-22 00:37:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 25.600000°, -100.920000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.38 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 286.00 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 0.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.20 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.95 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.29 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.42 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.38 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 98.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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