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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-17 |
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| Time: | 18:41:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-17 18:46:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260761841172_e20260761843545_c20260761844024.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260761836172_e20260761838545_c20260761839029.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Glenn County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-17 18:41:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.395279°, -122.248886° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 36.99 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) | 315.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.25 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.03 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.17 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.76 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.90 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.54 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 36.99 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 46.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | UT |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sevier County, UT |
| NWS WFO | Salt Lake City UT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-17 18:41:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.919998°, -111.445274° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 67.23 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) | 310.66 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.76 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 21.24 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.64 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.19 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.17 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.72 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 35.41 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 52.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | San Luis Obispo County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Los Angeles/Oxnard CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-17 18:42:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.365555°, -120.066666° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 30.40 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.78 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.90 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.98 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.83 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.14 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.99 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.30 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 11 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.50 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.30 km2 |
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