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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-20
Time: 23:36:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-20 23:41:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261402336179_e20261402338552_c20261402339008.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261402331179_e20261402333552_c20261402334017.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wilkin County, MN
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-20 23:36:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.446110°, -96.361946°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Wilkin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power90.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.76 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.11
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.16
Maximum Radiative Power48.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 68.10°
Mean Glint Angle50.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 22.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Glenn County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-20 23:36:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.463612°, -122.185837°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Glenn County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.12 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.29 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.31 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power25.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.20°
Mean Glint Angle36.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Orange County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-20 23:37:07UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.918056°, -79.076385°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Orange County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power54.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.86 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.94 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power27.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.10°
Mean Glint Angle67.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Tamasopo, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-20 23:38:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.142778°, -99.290833°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Tamasopo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.95 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.63
Maximum Radiative Power17.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.00°
Mean Glint Angle38.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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