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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:07:24 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-18 18:08:05 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261081807245_e20261081807302_c20261081807371.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261081806245_e20261081806302_c20261081806364.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 1 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Imperial County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-18 18:07:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.250832°, -115.500000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 45.06 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 325.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.16 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.47 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.67 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.54 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.01 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.91 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 45.06 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 55.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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