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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-07-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 02:21:15 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-07-17 02:25:48 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261980221156_e20261980223529_c20261980224002.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261980216156_e20261980218529_c20261980218568.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Quebec |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 02:21:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.245556°, -79.022499° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.78 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Industrial |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.18 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.79 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.49 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.71 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.96 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.96 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.20 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 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 | 7.78 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 99.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 55.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Beltrami County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 02:21:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.542221°, -94.867500° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 2.02 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.95 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.49 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.76 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.99 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.25 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.81 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.33 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 2.02 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 58.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 92.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 43.30° |
| Water Fraction | 1.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | McPherson County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 02:21:48UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.606667°, -97.447777° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 9.90 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.35 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 0.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.76 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.24 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.44 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 11 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.90 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 95.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 49.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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