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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-09
Time: 20:42:56
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-09 20:43:40 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20260682042560_e20260682043018_c20260682043079.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20260682041560_e20260682042018_c20260682042067.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK
NWS WFO Fairbanks AK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-09 20:42:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 65.978333°, -148.549164°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power65.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)273.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)27.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.30 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)15.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power40.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 75.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 72.50°
Mean Glint Angle147.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 32.20 km2
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