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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-20 |
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| Time: | 16:31:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-20 16:36:18 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261401631178_e20261401633552_c20261401634010.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261401626178_e20261401628202_c20261401631492.nc,OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261401621178_e20261401623552_c20261401624036.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Kandiyohi County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 16:31:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.400833°, -94.997780° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 56.83 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.08 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.60 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.17 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.31 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.76 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.52 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.41 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.19 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 56.83 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 56.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Pickens County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 16:32:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.029999°, -88.306664° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 31.36 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.08 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.70 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.85 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.50 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.96 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.97 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 | 0.82 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.95 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 31.36 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 21.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Highlands County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 16:32:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 27.320833°, -81.368614° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.63 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.27 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.56 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.79 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.00 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.64 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.64 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.63 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 32.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 13.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 43.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.80 km2 |
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