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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-12-30 |
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| Time: | 17:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-12-30 17:20:55 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243651716173_e20243651718546_c20243651719028.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G16_s20243651711173_e20243651713546_c20243651714043.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Chambers County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-30 17:17:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.860000°, -94.900000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.60 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) | 303.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.06 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.33 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.42 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.76 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.87 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.79 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.18 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.60 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 95.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Colorado County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-30 17:17:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.580000°, -96.760000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.92 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.13 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.42 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.55 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.59 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.25 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.28 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.92 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 96.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-12-30 17:17:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 25.660000°, -97.680000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.01 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.80 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.41 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.85 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.87 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.09 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.30 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.67 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.01 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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