Please consider accessing NGFS detections and satellite imagery through the NOAA/NESDIS Wildland Fire Data Portal: https://fire.data.nesdis.noaa.gov/map/
Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-04-26 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 21:20:21 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-04-26 21:31:26 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadF-M6C14_G18_s20261162120211_e20261162129520_c20261162129587.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadF-M6C14_G18_s20261162110211_e20261162119520_c20261162119588.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK |
| NWS WFO | Fairbanks AK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-26 21:20:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 66.275833°, -160.118057° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 142.65 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 287.27 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 19.56 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 37.18 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.32 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 25.88 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.26 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.30 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.19 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.80 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 142.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 77.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 132.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 18.60 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK |
| NWS WFO | Fairbanks AK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-26 21:20:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 65.138336°, -147.519165° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 38.55 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 286.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.70 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.08 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.60 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.18 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.32 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 12 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.62 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 38.55 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 74.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 52.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 126.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | British Columbia |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-04-26 21:20:40UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 55.402500°, -128.383331° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
|
| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 48.83 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 295.20 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.15 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.38 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.67 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.37 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.96 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.49 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 10 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.05 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.40 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 48.83 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 64.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 43.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 107.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
| View all event imagery » | |





