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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-09-23
Time: 20:26:16
Production Date and Time: 2026-09-23 20:31:29 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262662026165_e20262662028538_c20262662029017.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262662021165_e20262662023538_c20262662024015.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sanders County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-23 20:26:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.675556°, -115.530556°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Sanders County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power81.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: D7 Saw Creek - RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.17072 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.05 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.66 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power81.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 67.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.80°
Mean Glint Angle91.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Craighead County, AR
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-23 20:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.879444°, -90.572777°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Craighead County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power70.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.99 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)14.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.38
Maximum Radiative Power70.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.10°
Mean Glint Angle69.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Madison Parish, LA
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-23 20:27:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.535278°, -91.296669°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Madison Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.59 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.12 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power19.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.70°
Mean Glint Angle63.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Matamoros, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-09-23 20:27:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 25.738333°, -97.492775°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Matamoros (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.94 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.30°
Mean Glint Angle49.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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