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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-09 |
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| Time: | 20:36:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-09 20:41:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260992036185_e20260992038558_c20260992039060.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260992031185_e20260992033558_c20260992034053.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MT |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Flathead County, MT |
| NWS WFO | Missoula MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-09 20:36:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.312222°, -114.368614° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 82.03 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) | 315.38 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 15.86 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.37 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 30.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.73 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.45 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.69 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 13.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.54 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 82.03 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 60.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 102.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NE |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Cheyenne County, NE |
| NWS WFO | Cheyenne WY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-09 20:36:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.204723°, -103.004723° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 196.75 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 323.55 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 18.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.10 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 29.76 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 36.81 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.47 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.67 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 9.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.99 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 116.09 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 59.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 100.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.60 km2 |
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