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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-21 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 00:24:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-21 00:25:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20260800024256_e20260800024313_c20260800024371.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | NONE |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MT |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lewis and Clark County, MT |
| NWS WFO | Great Falls MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-21 00:24:26UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.056110°, -111.945831° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 42.02 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Ordway (HIGH, tdiff=0.03463 days, Point) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.48 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.62 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.32 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.77 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.49 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.63 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.22 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -999.00 K |
| Image Interval | -999.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 42.02 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 59.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 78.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 120.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 23.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WY |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Converse County, WY |
| NWS WFO | Cheyenne WY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-21 00:24:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.889446°, -106.109726° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 106.75 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert 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) | 297.67 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.80 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.66 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.72 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.62 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.28 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.79 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -999.00 K |
| Image Interval | -999.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.85 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 72.31 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 58.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 81.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 124.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 123.80 km2 |
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