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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-16 |
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| Time: | 04:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-16 05:00:53 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261360456174_e20261360458547_c20261360459024.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261360451174_e20261360453547_c20261360454003.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Clark County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Dodge City KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 04:56:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.343613°, -99.750275° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.11 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) | 294.46 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.26 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.76 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.07 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.08 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.22 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.98 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.11 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 119.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 69.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Dallam County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Amarillo TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 04:57:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.376945°, -102.720276° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 18.24 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 290.68 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.71 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.29 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.80 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.79 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.24 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 118.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 68.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Henderson County, NC |
| NWS WFO | Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 04:57:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.301666°, -82.541664° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.92 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 285.14 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.97 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.11 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.25 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.61 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.92 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 125.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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