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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-03 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 15:26:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-03 15:31:03 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261231526180_e20261231528553_c20261231529019.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261231521180_e20261231523553_c20261231524018.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 1 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Wells County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Bismarck ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-03 15:26:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.630280°, -99.388885° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.76 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 295.78 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.68 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.36 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.78 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.34 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.79 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.76 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 66.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 58.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.90 km2 |
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