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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-15
Time: 18:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-15 18:46:13 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261051841171_e20261051843545_c20261051844022.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261051836171_e20261051838545_c20261051839015.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Osceola County, IA
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-15 18:41:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.360832°, -95.523888°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Osceola County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power99.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.94 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)38.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.32 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)28.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power99.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.20°
Mean Glint Angle83.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Limestone County, AL
NWS WFO Huntsville AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-15 18:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.941666°, -87.036667°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Limestone County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power32.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.82 K
Similar Pixel Count14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.53
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.34
Maximum Radiative Power32.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 28.30°
Mean Glint Angle64.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Newton County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-15 18:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.470001°, -83.868614°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Newton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.49 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.22
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 28.40°
Mean Glint Angle61.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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