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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-12 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 22:50:28 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-12 22:51:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260712250286_e20260712250344_c20260712250407.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260712249257_e20260712249315_c20260712249360.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 1 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Fall River County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Rapid City SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-12 22:50:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.450279°, -103.490555° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.68 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS), Known Incident: Hot Brook Canyon (HIGH, tdi |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 291.30 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.00 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.01 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.23 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.10 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.26 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.63 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.68 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 69.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.50 km2 |
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