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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-11 |
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| Time: | 18:26:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-11 18:31:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261311826170_e20261311828543_c20261311829009.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261311821170_e20261311823543_c20261311824029.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
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| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Walsh County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Grand Forks ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-11 18:26:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.349724°, -97.577774° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 35.29 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.59 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.09 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.99 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.74 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.97 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.42 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.98 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 35.29 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 67.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 30.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MT |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lewis and Clark County, MT |
| NWS WFO | Great Falls MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-11 18:26:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.918335°, -112.567780° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 41.65 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.31 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.40 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.64 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.39 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.02 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.65 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.13 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.37 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 41.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 59.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| 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) | Riverside County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-11 18:27:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.808056°, -115.404724° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 124.42 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) | 336.96 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.71 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.40 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.09 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.82 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.52 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 70.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 22.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 51.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.50 km2 |
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