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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-09-16
Time: 21:03:54
Production Date and Time: 2026-09-16 21:04:43 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20262592103549_e20262592104007_c20262592104070.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20262592102549_e20262592103007_c20262592103045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Grundy County, TN
NWS WFO Nashville TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-16 21:03:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.460278°, -85.875832°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Grundy County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.04 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.24 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power26.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.50°
Mean Glint Angle69.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lonoke County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-16 21:03:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.728611°, -92.019447°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lonoke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power91.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.75 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.64
Maximum Radiative Power28.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.60°
Mean Glint Angle63.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 22.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sunflower County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-16 21:03:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.977222°, -90.551666°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Coahoma County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.69 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.82 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.30°
Mean Glint Angle63.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Desha County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-16 21:03:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.879444°, -91.385002°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Desha County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power75.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.99 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.71 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.85 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power39.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.70°
Mean Glint Angle62.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Butler County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-16 21:03:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.740833°, -86.481392°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Butler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power52.44 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.93 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.87
Maximum Radiative Power31.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.60°
Mean Glint Angle63.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 km2
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