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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-20 |
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| Time: | 20:51:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-20 20:56:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261402051188_e20261402053561_c20261402054051.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261402046188_e20261402048561_c20261402049056.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Eddy County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 20:51:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.658890°, -99.048615° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 40.30 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) | 308.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.02 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.31 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 21.70 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.33 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.12 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.99 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 40.30 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 66.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 105.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Morton County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Bismarck ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 20:51:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.861389°, -101.243889° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 40.85 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.14 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.72 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.47 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.55 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.00 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 | 0.88 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 40.85 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 64.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 101.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Riverside County, CA |
| NWS WFO | San Diego CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 20:52:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.903610°, -116.738609° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 22.52 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 326.08 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.39 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.39 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.59 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.76 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.47 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 22.52 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 20.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 65.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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