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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-09-20 |
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| Time: | 19:36:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-09-20 19:41:28 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262631936174_e20262631938548_c20262631939023.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262631931174_e20262631933547_c20262631934030.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Harris County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-09-20 19:37:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.738890°, -95.481392° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.22 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.92 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.87 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.42 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.94 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.87 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.74 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.22 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 34.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 58.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Wharton County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-09-20 19:37:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.315556°, -96.407219° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.29 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) | 312.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.11 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.83 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.71 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.24 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.70 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 21 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.77 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.29 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 57.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Múzquiz, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-09-20 19:37:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.872223°, -102.463890° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 56.83 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.75 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.90 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.19 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.03 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.88 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 56.83 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 30.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 59.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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