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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) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261340006174_e20261340008547_c20261340009037.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Kittson County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-14 00:11:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.909168°, -96.967224° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 75.72 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| 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 Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.90 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 31.54 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 68.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 74.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 116.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| 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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-14 00:11:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.486389°, -103.300552° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.75 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| 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 Count | 7 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.73 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.91 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.75 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 61.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 70.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 109.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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