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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-18
Time: 18:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-18 18:36:15 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261381831176_e20261381833550_c20261381834018.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261381826176_e20261381828550_c20261381829032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Ontario
Country/Countries Canada
County/Locality(s) Renfrew, Ontario
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-18 18:31:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.879444°, -77.261665°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Renfrew (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.89 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.90°
Mean Glint Angle78.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Texas County, OK
NWS WFO Amarillo TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-18 18:31:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.991943°, -101.096947°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Texas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventExtreme Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)322.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.19 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power22.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 17.70°
Mean Glint Angle66.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Colleton County, SC
NWS WFO Charleston SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-18 18:32:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.666943°, -80.627220°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Colleton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.03 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 21.00°
Mean Glint Angle50.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-18 18:33:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 17.900000°, -71.453056°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.35 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.64
Maximum Radiative Power16.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 21.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 25.90°
Mean Glint Angle34.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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