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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-20 |
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| Time: | 18:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-20 18:21:20 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261401816178_e20261401818552_c20261401819004.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261401811178_e20261401813552_c20261401814048.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Kittson County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 18:16:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.916389°, -96.693336° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.38 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) | 299.62 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.12 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 0.75 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.75 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.16 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.00 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.17 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.38 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 60.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | St. Lucie County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Melbourne FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 18:17:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 27.554167°, -80.568054° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 53.55 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) | 321.36 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.00 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.09 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 21.50 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.25 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.87 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.08 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 53.55 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 32.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 15.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 39.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.80 km2 |
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