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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 1313316
Notification Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2026-04-16 16:21:17 Show details

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cass County, MN
NWS WFO Duluth MN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-16 16:21:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.294998°, -94.513054°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cass County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Cuba Hill Impoundment RX (HIGH, tdiff=1.02388 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.45 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.90°
Mean Glint Angle101.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 15.00 km2
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