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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-06
Time: 21:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-06 21:36:13 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261262131178_e20261262133552_c20261262134041.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261262126178_e20261262128552_c20261262129016.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) Park County, MT
NWS WFO Billings MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-06 21:31:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.139446°, -110.668053°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Park County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.42 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 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 Power10.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 63.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.50°
Mean Glint Angle65.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wright County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-06 21:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.633610°, -93.587776°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Wright County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power63.96 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)15.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)30.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.11 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)15.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power63.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.00°
Mean Glint Angle60.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Altamira, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-06 21:33:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.733612°, -98.087219°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Altamira (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)317.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.04 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.12 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.28 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.30°
Mean Glint Angle27.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-06 21:33:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 19.444445°, -70.134720°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.44 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.60°
Mean Glint Angle73.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.40 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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