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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 1364341
Notification Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2026-07-12 20:56:25
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | St. Louis County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Duluth MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-12 20:56:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.290001°, -92.198334° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 1192.84 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Red Flag Warning (NWS), Known Incident: Thumb (HIGH, tdiff=1.11377 days, Perimeter) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 351.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 46.35 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 15.13 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 49.26 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 55.41 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 45.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.88 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -999.00 K |
| Image Interval | -999.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.08 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 528.04 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 58.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 68.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 22.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
