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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-16
Time: 00:36:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-16 00:41:00 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261060036172_e20261060038545_c20261060039030.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261060031172_e20261060033545_c20261060034005.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 6
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Grant County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-16 00:36:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.323612°, -96.630554°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Grant County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.13 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.58
Maximum Radiative Power27.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 84.80°
Mean Glint Angle56.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, SD
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-16 00:36:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.453888°, -96.887222°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power58.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)17.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)19.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)39.84 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)16.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.83
Maximum Radiative Power58.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 84.90°
Mean Glint Angle55.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kossuth County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-16 00:36:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.240276°, -94.087502°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Kossuth County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)16.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.83 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power18.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 86.90°
Mean Glint Angle58.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lyon County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-16 00:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.227222°, -95.978333°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lyon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.88 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.37
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power10.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 86.40°
Mean Glint Angle57.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Sonora
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Alamos, Sonora
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-16 00:37:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.366388°, -108.911942°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Alamos (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power140.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)36.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.60 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)48.86 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.09
Maximum Radiative Power140.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 76.90°
Mean Glint Angle38.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 24.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-16 00:38:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.600555°, -68.907219°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.23 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.40 K
Similar Pixel Count12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 114.60°
Mean Glint Angle111.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
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