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Fire near Alvorada do Gurguéia, Piauí, Brazil, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -8.350, -44.166 · first seen 26 September 2026, 16:07 UTC
15,571 MWpeak summed radiative power, 26 Sep
313detections on that day
8 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 26 September 2026, 16:07 UTC, 35 km WNW of Alvorada do Gurguéia. Last detected 27 September 2026, 16:43 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | 15,571 | 313 | 7 | 72% |
| 2026-09-27 | 10,688 | 303 | 8 | 74% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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