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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-15 |
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| Time: | 16:21:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-15 16:26:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261051621171_e20261051623545_c20261051624034.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261051616171_e20261051618545_c20261051619025.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | VA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Charlotte County, VA |
| NWS WFO | Blacksburg VA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-15 16:21:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.083332°, -78.629723° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 22.52 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.91 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.55 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.65 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.19 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.67 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 22.52 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 30.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Dewey County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Norman OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-15 16:22:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.021389°, -99.359444° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.20 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 312.75 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.14 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.77 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.89 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.73 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.28 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.20 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | González, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-15 16:23:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.728889°, -98.673332° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.73 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) | 312.70 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.09 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.68 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.96 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.56 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.39 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.76 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.46 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.74 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.73 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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