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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 20:16:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-17 20:21:12 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261372016181_e20261372018555_c20261372019043.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261372011181_e20261372013555_c20261372014069.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) | Yolo County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-17 20:16:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.916943°, -122.062225° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 31.02 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.65 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.95 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.25 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.13 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.80 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.10 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.81 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.41 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 31.02 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 19.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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