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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-03
Time: 19:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-03 20:01:12 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261231956175_e20261231958549_c20261231959002.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261231951175_e20261231953549_c20261231954031.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 19:56:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.770832°, -115.161110°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.65 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.26
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 68.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.60°
Mean Glint Angle88.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Whitman County, WA
NWS WFO Spokane WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 19:56:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.810555°, -117.101387°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Whitman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.91 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.31 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.90
Maximum Radiative Power3.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.50°
Mean Glint Angle87.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lane County, OR
NWS WFO Portland OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 19:56:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.778332°, -121.983330°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lane County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power37.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.87 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power37.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 69.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 28.40°
Mean Glint Angle87.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Chautauqua County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 19:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.092499°, -96.266670°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Chautauqua County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.70 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power26.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.10°
Mean Glint Angle58.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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