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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-09-17
Time: 19:51:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-09-17 19:56:29 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262601951171_e20262601953545_c20262601953595.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262601946171_e20262601948545_c20262601949024.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) New Madrid County, MO
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-17 19:51:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.568890°, -89.902222°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • New Madrid County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power114.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)323.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.57 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)11.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.88
Maximum Radiative Power74.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.40°
Mean Glint Angle70.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Washington County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-17 19:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.929722°, -82.882774°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.29 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.64 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.60°
Mean Glint Angle67.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Stonewall County, TX
NWS WFO Lubbock TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-17 19:52:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.276943°, -100.313057°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Stonewall County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)319.15 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.40 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.45 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.52
Maximum Radiative Power13.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.40°
Mean Glint Angle64.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cameron Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-17 19:52:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.797777°, -92.853615°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cameron Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power62.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.44 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.29
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.41
Maximum Radiative Power31.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 37.00°
Mean Glint Angle56.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 km2
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