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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-01-16 |
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| Time: | 20:17:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-01-16 20:18:08 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250162017253_e20250162017311_c20250162017359.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250162015253_e20250162015311_c20250162015371.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Lowndes County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-16 20:17:29UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.390000°, -88.440000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.65 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) | 292.67 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.60 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.14 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.92 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.27 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.33 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.72 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.06 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 63.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Tuscaloosa County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-01-16 20:17:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.130000°, -87.310000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.50 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) | 292.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.35 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.57 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.37 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.27 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.02 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.57 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.50 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 63.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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