Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-01-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:26:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-01-20 18:30:56 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260201826172_e20260201828545_c20260201829045.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260201821172_e20260201823545_c20260201824037.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Larimer County, CO |
| NWS WFO | Denver CO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-20 18:26:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.902500°, -105.726112° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 20.40 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 285.81 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.30 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.31 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.98 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.84 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.36 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.76 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.40 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 62.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.40 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NM |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | San Juan County, NM |
| NWS WFO | Albuquerque NM |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-01-20 18:27:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.234165°, -108.514442° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.47 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.35 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.62 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.64 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.89 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.66 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 24 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.43 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.92 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.47 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 91.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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