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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-20
Time: 19:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-20 20:01:18 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261101956176_e20261101958550_c20261101959027.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261101951176_e20261101953550_c20261101954023.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WI
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Dane County, WI
NWS WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 19:56:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.016666°, -89.676392°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Dane County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.70 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power11.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.90°
Mean Glint Angle73.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Appanoose County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 19:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.619446°, -92.858887°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Appanoose County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power43.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)24.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.63 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power43.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 37.60°
Mean Glint Angle69.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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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/Time2026-04-20 19:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.501389°, -96.438614°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Pottawatomie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)0.80 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.87 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.06
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.80°
Mean Glint Angle67.10°
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) Pottawatomie County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 19:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.399723°, -96.589722°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Pottawatomie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.47 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.53
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power33.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.70°
Mean Glint Angle66.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.70 km2
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