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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-08 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:03:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-08 19:04:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20260671903259_e20260671903316_c20260671903361.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20260671902259_e20260671902316_c20260671902372.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 1 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Grant County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Bismarck ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-08 19:03:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.277779°, -101.752220° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 122.41 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.68 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 18.93 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 16.21 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 27.98 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 31.70 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.81 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.78 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 17.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.67 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 122.41 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 63.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 104.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.10 km2 |
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