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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-16 |
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| Time: | 14:38:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-16 14:39:08 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261361438258_e20261361438315_c20261361438376.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261361437258_e20261361437315_c20261361437386.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 (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 14:38:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.320278°, -100.116386° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.80 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) | 305.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.12 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.32 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.36 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.84 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.25 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.80 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 58.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 34.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Carson County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Amarillo TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 14:38:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.556110°, -101.288055° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.44 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) | 305.78 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.95 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.42 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.90 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.43 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.82 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 27.44 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 56.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 55.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 32.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 14.40 km2 |
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