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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-02
Time: 00:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-02 00:06:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261220001174_e20261220003547_c20261220004025.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261212356174_e20261212358547_c20261212359029.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Day County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-02 00:01:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.527222°, -97.629997°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Day County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Willow GPA RX (HIGH, tdiff=2.026 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.98 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.80°
Mean Glint Angle51.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cottonwood County, MN
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-02 00:01:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.892223°, -95.424164°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cottonwood County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power42.67 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.50 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.63
Maximum Radiative Power42.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 76.50°
Mean Glint Angle52.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Baja California
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Mexicali, Baja California
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-02 00:02:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.561390°, -115.125557°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Mexicali (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power69.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.21 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power40.84 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.90°
Mean Glint Angle28.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.80 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/Time2026-05-02 00:03:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.242500°, -78.923058°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.44 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.78 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 26.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 95.20°
Mean Glint Angle82.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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