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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 01:56:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-18 02:00:50 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260770156183_e20260770158556_c20260770159041.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260770151183_e20260770153556_c20260770154044.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NJ |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Union County, NJ |
| NWS WFO | Upton NY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 01:56:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.646389°, -74.216942° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.00 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Industrial |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 272.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.79 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.62 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.74 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.64 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.91 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.04 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.30 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 | 2.00 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 122.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 93.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Nuevo León |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Villaldama, Nuevo León |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 01:57:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.521667°, -100.412498° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.32 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 289.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.21 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.30 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.84 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.58 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.26 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.00 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.94 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.32 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 105.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Camargo, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 01:57:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.320000°, -98.843887° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.75 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 292.13 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.27 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.21 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.26 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.04 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.67 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.75 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 106.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 74.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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