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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-09
Time: 23:16:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-09 23:21:08 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261292316182_e20261292318555_c20261292319009.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261292311182_e20261292313555_c20261292314039.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Richland County, MT
NWS WFO Glasgow MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-09 23:16:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.526669°, -104.289719°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Richland County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power29.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.14 K
Similar Pixel Count12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.68
Maximum Radiative Power29.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.10°
Mean Glint Angle51.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Fresno County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-09 23:17:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.166389°, -120.130836°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Fresno County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.68 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.71 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power14.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 63.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.90°
Mean Glint Angle36.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) San Luis Obispo County, CA
NWS WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-09 23:17:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.369999°, -120.064720°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • San Luis Obispo County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power91.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.11 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power91.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 62.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.80°
Mean Glint Angle35.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.70 km2
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