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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-23 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 01:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-23 01:05:46 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243580101176_e20243580103549_c20243580104033.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243580056176_e20243580058549_c20243580059045.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OH |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Fulton County, OH |
| NWS WFO | Northern Indiana IN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-23 01:01:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.570000°, -84.060000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.51 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 270.39 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.69 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.78 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.03 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.91 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.16 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.75 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.79 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.51 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 121.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 104.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Bartow County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-23 01:02:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.230000°, -84.790000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.53 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 274.83 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.87 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.14 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.10 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.45 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.46 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.58 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.77 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 119.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 107.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Dimmit County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Austin/San Antonio TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-23 01:02:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.260000°, -99.790000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.26 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.80 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.54 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.04 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.65 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.70 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.26 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 105.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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