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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 1396122
Notification Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2026-09-05 17:00:55
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Oglala Lakota County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Rapid City SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-09-05 17:00:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.293610°, -102.317223° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 363.07 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Rancher (HIGH, tdiff=16.82248 days, Perimeter) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 329.33 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.47 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.50 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.67 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.62 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.12 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.23 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -999.00 K |
| Image Interval | -999.00 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 | 133.94 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 43.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 100.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 29.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
