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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 23:41:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-29 23:45:52 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243642341172_e20243642343545_c20243642343596.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243642336172_e20243642338545_c20243642339039.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Jack County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Fort Worth TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-29 23:42:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.220000°, -98.260000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.34 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) | 285.86 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.18 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.22 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.55 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.55 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.38 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.61 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 92.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Newton County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Lake Charles LA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-29 23:42:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.260000°, -93.760000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.33 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 287.90 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.24 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.11 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.51 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.29 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.94 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.94 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 94.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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