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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 1364965
Notification Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2026-07-13 21:01:18 Show details

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sonoma County, CA
NWS WFO San Francisco CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-13 21:01:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.448055°, -122.579720°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Sonoma County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power41.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm), Known Incident: LEDSON (HIGH, tdiff=0.01562 days
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)322.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.15 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.26 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power41.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 19.10°
Mean Glint Angle66.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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