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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-24 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:56:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-24 20:01:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261141956180_e20261141958553_c20261141959036.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261141951180_e20261141953554_c20261141954034.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Palo Alto County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-24 19:56:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.964443°, -94.518890° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 83.14 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.14 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.88 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.27 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 24.47 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.44 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.64 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 38.09 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.68 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 50.58 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Stafford County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Dodge City KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-24 19:56:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.863056°, -98.556664° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.22 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.34 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.39 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.58 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.36 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.44 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.98 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 21 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.22 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 63.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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