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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-16 |
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| Time: | 18:46:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-16 18:51:12 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261361846174_e20261361848548_c20261361849030.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261361841174_e20261361843548_c20261361844006.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Wilkin County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 18:46:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.164722°, -96.474998° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.38 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.85 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.98 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.51 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.49 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.91 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.83 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 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 | 8.38 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Ashley County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 18:47:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.261944°, -91.718056° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.33 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) | 309.78 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.10 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.68 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.78 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.50 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.87 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.81 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 17.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 52.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Wayne County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Mobile AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-16 18:47:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.483334°, -88.673615° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 41.76 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Chickasawhay CPT 439 441 RX (HIGH, tdiff=1.95206 days, Point) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.45 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.33 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.56 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.14 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.09 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 41.76 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 17.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 47.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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