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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-22 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:16:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-22 20:21:02 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260812016180_e20260812018553_c20260812019030.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260812011180_e20260812013553_c20260812014045.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Modoc County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Medford OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-22 20:16:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.936111°, -121.444168° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.19 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.61 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.76 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.30 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.29 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.65 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.04 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.72 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.19 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 91.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Mariposa County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Hanford CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-22 20:16:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.625832°, -120.248611° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 20.90 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.02 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.08 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.04 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.05 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.51 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.57 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.30 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.90 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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