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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-17 |
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| Time: | 20:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-17 21:01:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261372056176_e20261372058549_c20261372059023.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261372051176_e20261372053549_c20261372054011.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Potter County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Amarillo TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-17 20:57:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.210278°, -102.018890° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 24.03 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Extreme Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 322.12 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.84 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.85 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.64 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.49 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.19 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 16 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.37 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 24.03 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 46.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NM |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Catron County, NM |
| NWS WFO | Albuquerque NM |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-17 20:57:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.348331°, -108.610832° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 16.11 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS), Known Incident: Hummingbird (HIGH, tdiff=3. |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.51 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.17 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.74 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.47 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.91 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.64 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.77 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.33 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.11 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 46.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Grady County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-17 20:57:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.709167°, -84.348892° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 34.49 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) | 309.16 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.26 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.60 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.46 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.65 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.58 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.65 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 9 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.29 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.54 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 47.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 48.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.10 km2 |
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