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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-23 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-23 19:06:02 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243581901170_e20243581903543_c20243581904022.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243581856170_e20243581858543_c20243581859037.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 4 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Hale County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-23 19:02:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.760000°, -87.780000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 31.63 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.90 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.39 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.67 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.09 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.86 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.91 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.08 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.23 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 31.63 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 91.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Autauga County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-23 19:02:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.380000°, -86.550000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.67 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.95 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.21 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.64 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.31 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.86 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.58 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.67 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | LA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | St. Mary Parish, LA |
| NWS WFO | Lake Charles LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-23 19:02:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.880000°, -91.570000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.34 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.39 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.81 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.10 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.48 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.01 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.86 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.94 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.60 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Chihuahua |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Bocoyna, Chihuahua |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-23 19:02:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 27.780000°, -107.580000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.61 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.58 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.80 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.58 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.04 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.88 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 8 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.58 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.61 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.20 km2 |
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