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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-21 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:11:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-21 18:16:08 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261411811179_e20261411813553_c20261411814007.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261411806179_e20261411808553_c20261411809019.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lac qui Parle County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-21 18:11:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.108612°, -96.027779° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 171.65 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 321.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 20.24 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 12.78 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 29.13 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 51.89 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.77 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.70 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 15.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 171.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 56.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 25.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.20 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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-21 18:11:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.643055°, -122.045555° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 30.25 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.22 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.18 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.74 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.37 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.74 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.29 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 30.25 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 66.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 97.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Broward County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Miami FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-21 18:12:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.296389°, -80.536667° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.07 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 319.41 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.82 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.42 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.62 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.49 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.07 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.04 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.60 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 | 17.07 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 31.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 13.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 36.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.70 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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