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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 1340924
Notification Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2026-05-21 17:06:17 Show details

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MI
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Oscoda County, MI
NWS WFO Gaylord MI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-21 17:06:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.537224°, -83.949165°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Oscoda County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Zissler West RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.18039 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.22 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.12 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 25.10°
Mean Glint Angle77.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.10 km2
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