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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-15 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 02:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-15 02:20:52 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261350216173_e20261350218546_c20261350219030.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261350211173_e20261350213546_c20261350214011.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Meade County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Dodge City KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-15 02:16:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.030277°, -100.243332° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 1467.19 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 294.70 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 34.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.23 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | -3.48 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 44.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 33.69 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.00 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 53.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.93 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 465.91 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 97.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 50.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 25.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Motley County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Lubbock TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Bias) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-15 02:17:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.093887°, -100.721947° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 311.02 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 321.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 30.80 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 24.04 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 25.77 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 36.15 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 30.48 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 36.39 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 30.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.64 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 210.55 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 98.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 53.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 24.10 km2 |
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