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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-06 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 12:56:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-06 12:57:35 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260651256552_e20260651257009_c20260651257059.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260651255552_e20260651256009_c20260651256069.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Upton County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-06 12:56:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.488890°, -101.843330° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 135.20 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) (Detection is near: Oil/Gas) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 312.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 29.94 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 21.14 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 26.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.26 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.12 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 32.60 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 28.60 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.99 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 87.37 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 93.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 126.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Brazoria County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-06 12:57:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.232779°, -95.193054° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.04 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/Gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 294.21 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.18 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.56 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.91 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.91 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.93 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.87 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 87.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 115.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.60 km2 |
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