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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-17
Time: 00:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-17 00:06:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261070001173_e20261070003546_c20261070004043.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261062356173_e20261062358546_c20261062359006.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WI
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Richland County, WI
NWS WFO La Crosse WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 00:01:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.280556°, -90.516945°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Richland County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)30.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.29 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.00°
Mean Glint Angle62.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 19.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Clayton County, IA
NWS WFO La Crosse WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 00:01:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.666389°, -91.397499°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Clayton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.62 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)37.13 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.23
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 82.40°
Mean Glint Angle61.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Marshall County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 00:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.631111°, -96.298058°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Marshall County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power32.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.09 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.68 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.87
Maximum Radiative Power32.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 79.10°
Mean Glint Angle55.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pottawatomie County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 00:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.548332°, -96.267220°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Pottawatomie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power86.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.38 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)20.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)20.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.63 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)18.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.23
Maximum Radiative Power86.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 79.10°
Mean Glint Angle55.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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