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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-18
Time: 17:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-18 17:11:17 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261081706174_e20261081708547_c20261081709017.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261081701174_e20261081703547_c20261081704001.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) Morris County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 17:06:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.809723°, -96.611946°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Morris County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.04 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.76 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.40°
Mean Glint Angle83.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Morris County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 17:06:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.621666°, -96.569443°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Morris County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power24.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.45 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.15 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.01 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power24.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.20°
Mean Glint Angle83.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Major County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 17:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.193890°, -98.660835°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Major County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.19 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.28
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.50°
Mean Glint Angle81.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 17:08:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.237778°, -83.726944°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power60.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)327.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.56 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.52 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.49
Maximum Radiative Power60.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 13.50°
Mean Glint Angle41.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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