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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-15 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 23:08:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-15 23:09:37 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261052308550_e20261052309008_c20261052309045.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261052307550_e20261052308008_c20261052308044.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lyon County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-15 23:08:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.209446°, -95.787224° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.18 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.41 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.18 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.16 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.79 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.82 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.09 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.74 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.96 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.18 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 70.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 61.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Shawnee County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Topeka KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-15 23:08:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.076946°, -95.934723° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 20.75 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.63 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.72 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.97 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.01 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.72 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 8 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.42 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 69.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 57.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Butler County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-15 23:08:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.976112°, -96.918610° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.63 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.49 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.62 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.30 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.75 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.34 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.29 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.92 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.63 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 55.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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