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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-06
Time: 20:46:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-06 20:51:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261262046186_e20261262048559_c20261262049023.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261262041186_e20261262043559_c20261262044057.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pondera County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-06 20:46:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.285000°, -111.879448°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Pondera County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)316.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)24.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.60 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.13 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power27.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.20°
Mean Glint Angle97.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Shoshone County, ID
NWS WFO Spokane WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-06 20:46:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.237221°, -115.822502°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Shoshone County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power24.38 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)8.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.74 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power24.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.90°
Mean Glint Angle92.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Powell County, MT
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-06 20:46:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.508888°, -112.381668°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Powell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power32.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Treasure RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.27509 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.54 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.45 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power32.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.50°
Mean Glint Angle93.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Humboldt County, CA
NWS WFO Eureka CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-06 20:46:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.794445°, -123.662781°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Humboldt County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.13 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.95
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 25.70°
Mean Glint Angle75.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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