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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-30 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 00:46:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-30 00:51:02 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260890046179_e20260890048552_c20260890049033.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260890041179_e20260890043552_c20260890044016.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Palo Alto County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-30 00:46:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.106945°, -94.431664° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 25.53 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 285.77 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.11 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.71 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | -0.54 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.42 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.01 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.16 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.61 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 25.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 92.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 64.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Monroe County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-30 00:46:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.002224°, -92.659721° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 21.42 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 287.42 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.84 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.65 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.50 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.14 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.03 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 9.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.47 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 21.42 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 93.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Xicoténcatl, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-30 00:48:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.882778°, -98.980278° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 56.10 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.43 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.04 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.48 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.42 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.07 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.24 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 90.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 20.30 km2 |
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