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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-07-28
Time: 20:46:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-07-28 20:51:14 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262092046178_e20262092048551_c20262092049006.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262092041178_e20262092043551_c20262092043596.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Carbon County, MT
NWS WFO Billings MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-28 20:46:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.526390°, -109.122780°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Carbon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.99 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.98 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 62.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.30°
Mean Glint Angle69.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, NE
NWS WFO North Platte NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-28 20:46:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.294445°, -101.083336°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power66.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)322.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.27 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.22
Maximum Radiative Power66.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.00°
Mean Glint Angle59.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bulloch County, GA
NWS WFO Charleston SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-28 20:47:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.369999°, -81.602776°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Bulloch County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.25 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Buie Driggers Rd Fire (HIGH, tdiff=1.00954 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.52 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 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 Power14.25 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.10°
Mean Glint Angle52.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) El Higo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-28 20:48:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.706667°, -98.320557°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • El Higo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.12 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.64
Maximum Radiative Power26.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 36.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 29.80°
Mean Glint Angle22.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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