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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-27 |
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| Time: | 00:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-27 00:20:40 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243620016171_e20243620018544_c20243620019023.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243620011171_e20243620013544_c20243620014020.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | VA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Halifax County, VA |
| NWS WFO | Blacksburg VA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-27 00:16:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.800000°, -78.800000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.85 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 276.42 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.03 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.91 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.28 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.04 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.61 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.18 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.85 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 115.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 111.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Stephens County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Norman OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-27 00:17:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.590000°, -97.990000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.89 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 285.08 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 15.72 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.74 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.09 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.35 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.33 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.89 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 100.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Starr County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Brownsville TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-27 00:17:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.450000°, -98.900000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.23 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 292.94 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.68 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.71 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.54 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.18 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.23 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 96.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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