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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-03
Time: 18:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-03 18:21:08 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261231816175_e20261231818549_c20261231819010.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261231811175_e20261231813549_c20261231814039.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Fayette County, IA
NWS WFO La Crosse WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 18:16:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.774166°, -91.951668°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Fayette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power246.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)324.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)34.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)34.96 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)13.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power87.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 27.50°
Mean Glint Angle77.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 26.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Greeley County, NE
NWS WFO Hastings NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 18:16:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.681667°, -98.665558°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Greeley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power311.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)322.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.69 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)29.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.60 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)16.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power84.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.40°
Mean Glint Angle78.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 27.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sutton County, TX
NWS WFO San Angelo TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 18:17:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.683611°, -100.321388°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Sutton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.01 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.09 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 16.00°
Mean Glint Angle60.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) San Carlos, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 18:18:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 24.186945°, -99.122780°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • San Carlos (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power156.63 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)324.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.06 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.19 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)12.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.90
Maximum Radiative Power79.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 9.60°
Mean Glint Angle48.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 km2
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