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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-06-17
Time: 18:36:19
Production Date and Time: 2026-06-17 18:41:13 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261681836193_e20261681838566_c20261681839054.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261681831193_e20261681833566_c20261681834034.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KY
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McLean County, KY
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-06-17 18:36:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.604443°, -87.209999°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • McLean County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.31 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 17.50°
Mean Glint Angle56.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Crawford County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-06-17 18:36:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.380554°, -95.042503°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Crawford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power192.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)317.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)19.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.96 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power70.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 14.40°
Mean Glint Angle59.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 24.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Volusia County, FL
NWS WFO Melbourne FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-06-17 18:37:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.017500°, -81.105278°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Volusia County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power92.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.30 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.37
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power48.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 34.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 17.00°
Mean Glint Angle38.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Indian River County, FL
NWS WFO Melbourne FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-06-17 18:37:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.598055°, -80.570557°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Indian River County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.18 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.53 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.16
Maximum Radiative Power20.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 17.20°
Mean Glint Angle36.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.80 km2
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