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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-08-20
Time: 17:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-08-20 17:06:20 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262321701173_e20262321703546_c20262321704027.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262321656173_e20262321658546_c20262321659000.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Stutsman County, ND
NWS WFO Bismarck ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-20 17:01:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.168335°, -99.033058°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Stutsman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power30.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.58 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.56 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.86
Maximum Radiative Power30.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.00°
Mean Glint Angle99.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) UT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Box Elder County, UT
NWS WFO Salt Lake City UT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-20 17:01:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.532501°, -112.089165°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Box Elder County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.65 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power13.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.50°
Mean Glint Angle103.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Leflore County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-20 17:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.417221°, -90.384163°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Leflore County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power771.63 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)346.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)33.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)35.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)50.65 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.29 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.14 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)30.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.79
Maximum Radiative Power258.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 25.10°
Mean Glint Angle67.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 21.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Abasolo, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-20 17:03:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 23.912222°, -98.370552°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Abasolo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power194.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)335.69 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)26.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)40.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.95 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)15.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.28
Maximum Radiative Power126.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 25.20°
Mean Glint Angle62.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.20 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-20 17:03:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 19.189444°, -69.755554°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.74 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.94 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.04 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.51 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 7.70°
Mean Glint Angle30.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.40 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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