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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-13 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 15:18:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-13 15:19:34 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20261331518552_e20261331519010_c20261331519063.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20261331517552_e20261331518010_c20261331518060.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 1 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MT |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sheridan County, MT |
| NWS WFO | Glasgow MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-13 15:18:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.814724°, -104.209167° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 66.85 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 2 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 301.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.06 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.40 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.36 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.76 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.14 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.38 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 13 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.60 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.13 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.91 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 66.85 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 64.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 56.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.30 km2 |
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