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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-07-12
Time: 18:46:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-07-12 18:51:28 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261931846176_e20261931848551_c20261931849030.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261931841176_e20261931843552_c20261931844017.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) St. Louis County, MN
NWS WFO Duluth MN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-12 18:46:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.156944°, -92.238335°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • St. Louis County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power55.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS), Known Incident: Sioux (HIGH, tdiff=0.19762 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.80 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.55 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power55.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.70°
Mean Glint Angle79.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Garfield County, CO
NWS WFO Grand Junction CO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-12 18:46:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.750278°, -107.333336°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Garfield County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)0.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.69 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power7.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 18.50°
Mean Glint Angle74.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Talladega County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-12 18:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.437222°, -86.098053°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Talladega County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventLikely an Urban Source
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.96 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.98 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power22.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 16.80°
Mean Glint Angle48.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-12 18:48:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.495832°, -80.263611°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.07 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 18.60°
Mean Glint Angle27.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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