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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-08-17
Time: 19:01:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-08-17 19:06:31 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262291901184_e20262291903584_c20262291904064.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262291856184_e20262291858562_c20262291859025.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) Sanders County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-17 19:01:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.378056°, -114.325279°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lake County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power224.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.93 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.83 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.78 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)13.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power137.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 66.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.50°
Mean Glint Angle97.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 20.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Tulsa County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-17 19:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.986389°, -96.001663°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Tulsa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power203.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)17.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)-3.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)38.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.75 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)14.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.85
Maximum Radiative Power203.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 23.30°
Mean Glint Angle63.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Arkansas County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-17 19:02:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.394165°, -91.504997°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Arkansas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power462.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)347.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)36.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)26.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)35.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)55.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)36.41 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.49 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)33.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.55
Maximum Radiative Power324.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 23.50°
Mean Glint Angle58.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) DeSoto County, FL
NWS WFO Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-17 19:02:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.107222°, -81.771942°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • DeSoto County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.27 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power17.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 24.80°
Mean Glint Angle44.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.70 km2
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