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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-30
Time: 18:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-30 18:35:58 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261201831175_e20261201833548_c20261201834037.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261201826175_e20261201828548_c20261201829025.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Saskatchewan
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-30 18:31:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 50.910831°, -104.346107°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Division No. 6 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.72 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.30 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power33.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.70°
Mean Glint Angle92.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bennett County, SD
NWS WFO Rapid City SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-30 18:31:55UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.086945°, -101.590836°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Bennett County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power58.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.07 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.45
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.62
Maximum Radiative Power58.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 28.70°
Mean Glint Angle80.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Mendocino County, CA
NWS WFO Eureka CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-30 18:31:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.714443°, -123.168892°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Mendocino County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.29 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.52 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.10°
Mean Glint Angle66.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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