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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-16 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 03:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-16 03:05:53 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261360301174_e20261360303547_c20261360303594.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261360256174_e20261360258547_c20261360259005.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sargent County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 03:01:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.070278°, -97.743614° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.05 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 2 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 285.70 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.06 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.78 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | -0.08 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.60 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.20 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.18 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 100.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 45.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WV |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Raleigh County, WV |
| NWS WFO | Charleston WV |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 03:01:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.934444°, -81.307503° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.00 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) | 284.14 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.08 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.14 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.94 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.70 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.39 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.10 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 | 3.00 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 114.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Texas County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Amarillo TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 03:01:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.747776°, -101.921944° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 1470.51 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) | 304.60 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 37.90 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 14.67 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 67.25 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 37.80 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.96 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 41.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 508.82 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 103.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 53.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 38.40 km2 |
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