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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:24:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-20 17:25:35 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261101724555_e20261101725013_c20261101725058.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261101723555_e20261101724013_c20261101724069.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Winona County, MN |
| NWS WFO | La Crosse WI |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-20 17:24:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.144165°, -92.070557° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.37 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 301.03 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.37 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.64 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.35 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.01 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.56 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.28 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.41 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.37 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.80 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Washington County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Quad Cities IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-20 17:24:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.167778°, -91.802780° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.91 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.24 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.37 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.23 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.38 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.90 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.12 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.73 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.91 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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