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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-18 |
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| Time: | 23:21:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-18 23:25:59 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261382321177_e20261382323550_c20261382324022.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261382316177_e20261382318550_c20261382319004.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AZ |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Yuma County, AZ |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Bias) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 23:22:18UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.968334°, -113.493332° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2096.98 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 367.78 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 53.36 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 46.45 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 61.44 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 61.55 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 52.07 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 39.87 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 46.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.85 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 785.64 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 56.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 53.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 27.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 64.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Colquitt County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 23:22:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.112778°, -83.624443° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 21.62 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) | 303.13 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.93 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 34.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.19 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.42 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.45 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 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 | 21.62 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 78.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 61.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | George County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Mobile AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 23:22:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.903889°, -88.619446° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.84 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.99 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.78 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.00 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.19 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.48 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.10 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.68 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.36 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.84 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 74.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 54.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.20 km2 |
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