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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:16:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-17 18:21:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261371816181_e20261371818554_c20261371819035.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261371811181_e20261371813554_c20261371814047.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ID |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Elmore County, ID |
| NWS WFO | Boise ID |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-17 18:16:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.088333°, -115.874443° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 21.13 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) | 309.75 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.31 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.27 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.48 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.61 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.60 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 | 21.13 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Los Angeles County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Los Angeles/Oxnard CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-17 18:17:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.591946°, -117.946114° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 114.82 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) | 324.95 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.50 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.94 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.05 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.64 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.58 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 64.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 25.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 50.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.40 km2 |
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