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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-06-05
Time: 18:01:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-06-05 18:06:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261561801181_e20261561803554_c20261561804023.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261561756181_e20261561758554_c20261561759010.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) VA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Patrick County, VA
NWS WFO Blacksburg VA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-06-05 18:01:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.582779°, -80.076111°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Patrick County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power0.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.15 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.45 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power-9999999.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 16.90°
Mean Glint Angle56.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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