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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-17
Time: 17:51:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-17 17:56:13 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261071751173_e20261071753547_c20261071754023.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261071746173_e20261071748547_c20261071749028.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Labette County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 17:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.138054°, -95.453613°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Labette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.64 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 27.80°
Mean Glint Angle75.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) St. Helena Parish, LA
NWS WFO New Orleans LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 17:52:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.656944°, -90.815552°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • St. Helena Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.86 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power23.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 20.70°
Mean Glint Angle59.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Highlands County, FL
NWS WFO Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 17:52:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.320833°, -81.368614°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Highlands County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.35 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power8.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 18.30°
Mean Glint Angle48.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Aldama, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 17:53:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 23.084444°, -97.982224°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Aldama (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power79.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.77 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)33.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.24 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.49
Maximum Radiative Power79.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 16.10°
Mean Glint Angle53.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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