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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-09
Time: 21:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-09 21:11:18 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260992106179_e20260992108552_c20260992109038.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260992101179_e20260992103552_c20260992104016.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-09 21:06:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.747501°, -114.847221°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power24.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.64 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 68.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.30°
Mean Glint Angle82.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 21.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cascade County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-09 21:06:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.492222°, -111.818336°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cascade County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power92.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.82 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power26.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.30°
Mean Glint Angle79.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 38.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Craig County, VA
NWS WFO Blacksburg VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-09 21:06:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.402222°, -80.352501°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Craig County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.64 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 58.70°
Mean Glint Angle72.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.10 km2
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