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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-01-02 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:19:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-01-02 20:21:28 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250022019553_e20250022020012_c20250022020063.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250022018553_e20250022019010_c20250022019072.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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 | 2025-01-02 20:20:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.610000°, -86.540000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.70 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 290.75 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.39 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.39 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.43 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.55 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.18 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.24 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.72 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.70 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Irwin County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-02 20:20:01UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.480000°, -83.240000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.45 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 292.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.85 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.21 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.42 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.56 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 66.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.90 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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