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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:07:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-20 19:08:37 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261101907555_e20261101908013_c20261101908056.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261101906555_e20261101907013_c20261101907064.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Wapello County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-20 19:08:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.941944°, -92.533890° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.69 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.91 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.62 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.51 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.47 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.18 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.39 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.29 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.10 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.69 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 32.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Craig County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Tulsa OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-20 19:08:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.871387°, -95.212776° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.86 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 301.19 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.85 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.30 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.34 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.57 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.92 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.91 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.86 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 66.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Randolph County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Little Rock AR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-20 19:08:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.479168°, -91.207222° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.21 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 301.15 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.19 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.22 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.37 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.07 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.05 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.32 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.21 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 64.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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