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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-18 |
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| Time: | 15:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-18 15:56:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261381551176_e20261381553550_c20261381554028.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261381546176_e20261381548550_c20261381549029.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Brunswick County, NC |
| NWS WFO | Wilmington NC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 15:52:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.943611°, -78.626945° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.62 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) | 310.17 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.64 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.93 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.82 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.40 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.76 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.52 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.50 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.62 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 22.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 56.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Kern County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Hanford CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 15:52:18UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.298889°, -118.675835° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 310.53 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 328.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 26.68 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 22.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 34.23 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 33.43 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.94 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.52 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 22.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.47 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 310.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 61.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 109.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 16.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Covington County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 15:52:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.715834°, -89.649719° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 22.97 MW |
| Map: | |
| 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) | 6.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.34 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.93 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.93 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.57 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.78 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.96 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 22.97 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 30.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 64.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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