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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-08
Time: 13:21:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-08 13:25:49 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261281321180_e20261281323553_c20261281324019.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261281316180_e20261281318553_c20261281319032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wake County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-08 13:21:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.015278°, -78.595558°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Wake County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.62 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 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 Power5.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.90°
Mean Glint Angle70.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Alexander County, NC
NWS WFO Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-08 13:22:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.835835°, -81.110832°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Alexander County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.29 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.12 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 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 Power7.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.00°
Mean Glint Angle73.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hendry County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-08 13:22:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.689722°, -81.160553°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Hendry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.06 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.20 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 Power5.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.00°
Mean Glint Angle66.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.70 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/Time2026-05-08 13:23:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.560556°, -68.986389°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.07 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.08 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power9.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.30°
Mean Glint Angle40.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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