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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-14
Time: 00:11:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-14 00:16:04 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261340011174_e20261340013547_c20261340014018.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261340006174_e20261340008547_c20261340009037.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) Kittson County, MN
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-14 00:11:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.909168°, -96.967224°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Kittson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power75.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.38 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.58 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power31.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 68.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.20°
Mean Glint Angle116.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 32.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Meade County, SD
NWS WFO Rapid City SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-14 00:11:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.486389°, -103.300552°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Meade County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.75 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.55 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.91
Maximum Radiative Power27.75 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.60°
Mean Glint Angle109.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.40 km2
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