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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-18
Time: 22:51:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-18 22:56:03 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261082251174_e20261082253548_c20261082254037.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261082246174_e20261082248548_c20261082249024.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 22:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.558887°, -96.514442°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Pottawatomie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.04 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 65.30°
Mean Glint Angle56.20°
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) Dickinson County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 22:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.719166°, -96.980003°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Dickinson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power619.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)335.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)44.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)30.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)51.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)50.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)44.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.65 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)40.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.58
Maximum Radiative Power249.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.80°
Mean Glint Angle55.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.90 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 22:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.500278°, -96.845001°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Marion County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power32.67 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.25 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power32.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.90°
Mean Glint Angle54.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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