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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-15 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 03:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-15 03:55:55 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261350351173_e20261350353546_c20261350354021.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261350346173_e20261350348546_c20261350349021.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Madison County, IL |
| NWS WFO | St Louis MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-15 03:51:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.682777°, -90.132774° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.76 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Industrial |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 290.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.89 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.64 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.32 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.26 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.56 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.74 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 115.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 68.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.90 km2 |
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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 03:51:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.231667°, -100.137222° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 196.03 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) | 289.22 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 15.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.27 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | -3.43 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 30.27 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.65 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.84 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 26.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.84 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 113.82 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 111.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 61.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.60 km2 |
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