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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-08-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 15:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-08-18 15:21:05 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262301516170_e20262301518546_c20262301518594.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262301511170_e20262301513545_c20262301514031.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WV |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Monroe County, WV |
| NWS WFO | Blacksburg VA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-18 15:16:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.537498°, -80.744720° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 16.95 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.48 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.08 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.04 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.65 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.32 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 11 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.69 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.95 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Washington County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-18 15:17:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.214722°, -90.881668° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.13 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.69 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.13 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.68 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.21 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.70 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.45 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 15 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.30 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 | 0.67 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.13 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 42.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 43.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Dominican Republic |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-18 15:18:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 19.098612°, -71.423889° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.67 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.52 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.82 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.31 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.16 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.26 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.46 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.93 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.57 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.67 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 22.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 23.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 31.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.30 km2 |
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