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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-18 |
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| Time: | 23:41:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-18 23:46:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261082341175_e20261082343548_c20261082344005.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261082336175_e20261082338548_c20261082339006.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) | Riley County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Topeka KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-18 23:41:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.298611°, -96.740555° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.25 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) | 291.02 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.09 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.43 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.95 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.72 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.17 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.19 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.25 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 74.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 54.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Dallam County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Amarillo TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-18 23:42:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.358055°, -102.326111° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 39.89 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) | 305.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.97 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 17.80 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.65 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.84 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.07 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 65.03 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.37 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.05 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 39.89 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 70.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 47.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Reeves County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-18 23:42:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.813889°, -103.899719° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.49 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | VIIRS Static Sources |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.44 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.51 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.20 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.20 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.69 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.49 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 42.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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