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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-17
Time: 20:36:16
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-17 20:41:04 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261072036165_e20261072038538_c20261072039047.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261072031165_e20261072033538_c20261072034034.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Franklin County, WA
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 20:36:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.707500°, -118.997498°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Franklin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.43 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.67
Maximum Radiative Power19.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 37.60°
Mean Glint Angle94.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Riverside County, CA
NWS WFO San Diego CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-17 20:37:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.618610°, -117.284721°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Riverside County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power56.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: PALOMAR (HIGH, tdiff=0.00896 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.55 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.63 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.63
Maximum Radiative Power28.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 25.90°
Mean Glint Angle70.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.20 km2
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