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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2025-03-14 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 01:44:53 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2025-03-14 01:46:04 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250730144533_e20250730144591_c20250730145047.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20250730143533_e20250730143591_c20250730144049.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 1 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lucas County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-03-14 01:44:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.966667°, -93.211388° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.10 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) | 285.93 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.42 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.89 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.82 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.99 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.23 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.14 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.10 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 107.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 74.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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