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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-08-27 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:31:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-08-27 17:36:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20262391731185_e20262391733559_c20262391734041.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20262391726185_e20262391728559_c20262391729058.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Cavalier County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-27 17:31:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.711666°, -98.414719° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 59.08 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.97 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.20 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.65 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.41 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.21 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.20 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 15 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.54 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 59.08 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 67.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ID |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lincoln County, ID |
| NWS WFO | Pocatello ID |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-27 17:31:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.064167°, -113.836945° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 55.06 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 324.04 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.94 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.82 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.93 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.77 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.66 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 11.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.95 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 55.06 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.00 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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