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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-18 |
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| Time: | 18:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-18 19:01:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261081856174_e20261081858548_c20261081859032.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261081851174_e20261081853548_c20261081854027.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | New Brunswick |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | York, New Brunswick |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-18 18:56:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.891109°, -66.806946° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.95 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.10 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.50 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.97 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.83 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.70 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.35 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.02 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 8 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.95 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 47.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 92.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Marion County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-18 18:56:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.269444°, -96.999725° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.89 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.05 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.51 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.18 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.74 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.67 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 11 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.48 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.89 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 28.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Effingham County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Charleston SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-18 18:57:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.438610°, -81.430832° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 199.21 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 319.30 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 17.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 14.14 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.90 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 37.79 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.58 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.54 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 11.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.53 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.80 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 102.77 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 30.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 58.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.20 km2 |
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