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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-13
Time: 16:36:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-13 16:37:38 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20261331636552_e20261331637010_c20261331637064.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20261331635552_e20261331636010_c20261331636068.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, MN
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-13 16:36:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.348888°, -96.090553°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.70 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.16
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 65.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.00°
Mean Glint Angle65.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Buffalo County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-13 16:36:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.932777°, -99.045555°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Buffalo County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power38.84 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.49 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power23.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 63.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.30°
Mean Glint Angle62.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.00 km2
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