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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-20
Time: 17:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-20 17:26:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261101721176_e20261101723549_c20261101724047.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261101716176_e20261101718549_c20261101719008.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Teton County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 17:21:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.681110°, -111.728333°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Teton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.78 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.11 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.83
Maximum Radiative Power22.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.90°
Mean Glint Angle110.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Woodson County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 17:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.849998°, -95.743057°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Woodson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power226.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)21.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)25.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)32.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.39 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)43.80 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)21.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power100.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 29.90°
Mean Glint Angle79.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Nowata County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 17:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.637779°, -95.778893°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Nowata County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.99 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.79 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.33 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.06 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power8.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 28.90°
Mean Glint Angle76.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Coffee County, GA
NWS WFO Jacksonville FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 17:22:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.565001°, -82.789719°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Coffee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.88 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power7.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 20.50°
Mean Glint Angle58.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) San Vicente Tancuayalab, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 17:23:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.773056°, -98.491386°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • San Vicente Tancuayalab (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.38 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.28 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.67
Maximum Radiative Power18.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 36.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 20.10°
Mean Glint Angle56.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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