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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-12
Time: 17:51:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-12 17:55:58 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260711751186_e20260711753560_c20260711754057.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260711746186_e20260711748560_c20260711749045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) UT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Box Elder County, UT
NWS WFO Salt Lake City UT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-12 17:51:55UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.419724°, -112.222221°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Box Elder County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power225.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Bear River MBR Dikes and PIles RX (HIGH, tdiff=2.9249 days, Point
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.72 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)24.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)47.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.93 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)28.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.95
Maximum Radiative Power135.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.40°
Mean Glint Angle81.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Tehama County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-12 17:51:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.348331°, -122.266113°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Tehama County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.31 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.77 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.60°
Mean Glint Angle81.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Baja California
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Ensenada, Baja California
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-12 17:52:55UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.415556°, -113.902779°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Ensenada (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power36.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.84 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.57 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.44
Maximum Radiative Power20.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.00°
Mean Glint Angle60.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.90 km2
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