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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-20
Time: 22:11:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-20 22:16:14 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261102211176_e20261102213550_c20261102214009.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261102206176_e20261102208550_c20261102209034.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) Sanders County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 22:11:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.571945°, -115.459724°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Sanders County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power65.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: RX D5 2 Short #104 (HIGH, tdiff=0.34108 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.25 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.10 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.14 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.09
Maximum Radiative Power65.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.10°
Mean Glint Angle66.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wilson County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 22:11:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.660000°, -95.548615°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Wilson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power29.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.02 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power16.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.60°
Mean Glint Angle55.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Prairie County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 22:12:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.494999°, -91.600830°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Prairie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power64.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)26.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.12 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)19.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power64.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.30°
Mean Glint Angle55.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) St. Clair County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 22:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.898056°, -86.237221°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • St. Clair County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.04 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.70°
Mean Glint Angle61.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 16.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 22:13:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.833055°, -78.633331°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.28 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.30
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 26.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.60°
Mean Glint Angle67.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.40 km2
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