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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-19
Time: 17:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-19 17:11:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261391706177_e20261391708551_c20261391709004.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261391701177_e20261391703551_c20261391704006.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Calaveras County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-19 17:06:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.286110°, -120.356392°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Calaveras County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: IRISH RX (HIGH, tdiff=1.71988 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.24 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.63 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power13.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 64.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.40°
Mean Glint Angle104.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Richmond County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-19 17:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.052223°, -79.781113°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Richmond County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)0.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.17 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.72
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 15.60°
Mean Glint Angle56.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Avoyelles Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-19 17:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.922501°, -92.154442°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Avoyelles Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power106.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.42 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power56.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 17.40°
Mean Glint Angle57.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.60 km2
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