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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-16 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 23:54:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-16 23:55:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20261062354251_e20261062354309_c20261062354365.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20261062352251_e20261062352309_c20261062352369.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Waseca County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-16 23:54:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.108891°, -93.474442° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 22.47 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.09 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.13 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.00 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.56 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.50 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.29 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.93 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 22.47 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 79.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.90 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Floyd County, IA |
| NWS WFO | La Crosse WI |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-16 23:54:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.128613°, -92.788055° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.31 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 292.23 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.51 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.86 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.07 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.26 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.80 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.31 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 80.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Quad Cities IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-16 23:54:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.003334°, -91.912781° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.98 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.60 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.17 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.54 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.66 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.24 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.93 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.31 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.98 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 81.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 61.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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