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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-16 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 00:43:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-16 00:44:36 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261060043550_e20261060044008_c20261060044058.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261060042550_e20261060043008_c20261060043057.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 1 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NE |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Dakota County, NE |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-16 00:43:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.351387°, -96.421944° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 101.99 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.20 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 19.35 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 23.58 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.62 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.86 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.73 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.23 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.91 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.69 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 101.99 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 86.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 56.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.80 km2 |
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