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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-04 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 19:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-04 19:06:12 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261241901176_e20261241903550_c20261241904024.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261241856176_e20261241858550_c20261241859018.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Appanoose County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-04 19:01:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.789165°, -92.939445° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.10 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.32 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.02 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.86 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.32 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.42 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.83 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.10 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 69.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Xicoténcatl, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-04 19:03:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.900555°, -98.870277° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 72.21 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 324.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.10 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.36 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.63 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.19 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.98 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.53 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.26 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 42.09 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 9.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 38.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Dominican Republic |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-04 19:03:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 18.949722°, -70.074448° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.81 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.78 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.74 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.82 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.01 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.32 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.81 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 23.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 45.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.30 km2 |
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