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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-08 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 09:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-08 09:55:55 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260670951179_e20260670953552_c20260670954044.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260670946179_e20260670948552_c20260670949035.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jackson County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Rapid City SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-08 09:51:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.616665°, -102.040833° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.57 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) | 278.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.98 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.10 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.48 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.60 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.89 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.47 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.95 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.57 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 61.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 126.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 65.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Baja California |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Tijuana, Baja California |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-08 09:52:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.486389°, -116.844444° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.67 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 284.90 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.06 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.24 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.42 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.27 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.08 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.42 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.67 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 142.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 99.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
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