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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-30
Time: 19:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-30 19:27:36 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261201921175_e20261201923548_c20261201924052.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261201911175_e20261201913548_c20261201914044.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Alberta
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Division No. 15, Alberta
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-30 19:21:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 51.178612°, -114.647499°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Division No. 15 (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power52.44 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.99 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.90 K
Image Interval10.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.72
Maximum Radiative Power52.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 62.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.80°
Mean Glint Angle94.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McLean County, ND
NWS WFO Bismarck ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-30 19:21:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.616390°, -101.163330°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • McLean County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power113.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)24.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.10 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.12 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.20 K
Image Interval10.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.18
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power73.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.10°
Mean Glint Angle96.10°
Water Fraction0.50
Total Pixel Area 19.10 km2
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