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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-20 |
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| Time: | 21:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-20 21:56:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260792151177_e20260792153550_c20260792154030.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260792146177_e20260792148550_c20260792149040.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Malheur County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Boise ID |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 21:51:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.151390°, -117.423332° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 71.41 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 314.31 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.96 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.04 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.31 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.01 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.93 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 12 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.40 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 39.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 105.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Custer County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Rapid City SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 21:51:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.524166°, -103.678612° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 24.53 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.31 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.55 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.61 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.30 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.55 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.73 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.22 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 24.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 60.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 58.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 118.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Santa Barbara County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Los Angeles/Oxnard CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 21:52:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.660831°, -120.600281° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 42.51 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.00 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.69 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.95 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.81 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.30 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.47 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.51 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 42.51 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.10 km2 |
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