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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-11
Time: 18:22:26
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-11 18:23:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261011822266_e20261011822324_c20261011822382.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261011821266_e20261011821324_c20261011821386.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Carbon County, MT
NWS WFO Billings MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-11 18:22:29UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.494446°, -108.855003°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Carbon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power66.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)33.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.25 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power66.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.30°
Mean Glint Angle84.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kern County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-11 18:22:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.500557°, -119.049446°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Kern County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.97 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power25.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.10°
Mean Glint Angle63.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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