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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-09 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 00:41:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-09 00:46:02 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261290041181_e20261290043554_c20261290044020.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261290036181_e20261290038554_c20261290039039.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Cass County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Duluth MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-09 00:41:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.197777°, -94.531944° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 74.82 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Oak Point Unit 4 RX (HIGH, tdiff=1.49748 days, Point) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.05 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.22 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 17.36 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.37 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.76 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.98 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.68 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.14 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 40.50 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 81.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 50.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.50 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.00 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Taylor County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-09 00:41:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.770832°, -94.628891° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 26.10 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.83 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 18.07 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.05 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.56 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.65 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.69 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.97 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 26.10 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 83.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 51.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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