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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-21 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:38:24 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-21 17:39:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261111738249_e20261111738307_c20261111738372.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261111737249_e20261111737307_c20261111737363.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Becker County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-21 17:38:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.082779°, -95.878334° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 54.22 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.12 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.09 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.63 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.86 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.00 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 | 54.22 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 67.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 36.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Brown County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-21 17:38:27UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.223888°, -95.073608° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 52.13 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.53 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.75 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.79 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.46 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.49 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.88 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.18 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 28.07 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 66.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 19.80 km2 |
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