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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-15 |
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| Time: | 02:38:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-15 02:39:05 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20261350238251_e20261350238309_c20261350238365.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20261350237251_e20261350237309_c20261350237354.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) | Morton County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Dodge City KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-15 02:38:26UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.303333°, -101.673058° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 53.02 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.09 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.28 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.29 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.47 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.25 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.15 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.50 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.80 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 53.02 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 99.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 50.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Briscoe County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Lubbock TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-15 02:38:29UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.598057°, -101.023331° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.66 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) | 294.75 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.10 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.85 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.92 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.41 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.58 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.46 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.40 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.66 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 101.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 55.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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