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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-15 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:16:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-15 18:21:12 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260741816181_e20260741818554_c20260741819039.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260741811181_e20260741813554_c20260741814036.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Erath County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Fort Worth TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:17:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.217499°, -98.257500° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 38.56 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.95 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.80 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.02 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.75 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.02 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.70 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.26 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 35.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 17.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Cuba |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:18:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.252222°, -80.610558° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 40.54 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.59 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.76 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.38 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.99 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 30.36 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.37 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.23 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 17 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 9.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.95 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 40.54 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 26.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 50.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.50 km2 |
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