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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 03:26:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-18 03:31:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261380326176_e20261380328549_c20261380329008.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261380321176_e20261380323549_c20261380324010.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Chelan County, WA |
| NWS WFO | Spokane WA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 03:26:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.398613°, -120.295555° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.48 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) | 286.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.64 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.63 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.41 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.17 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.17 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.42 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.48 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 70.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 89.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 20.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | El Paso County, TX |
| NWS WFO | El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 03:27:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.766111°, -106.414719° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.61 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) | 304.25 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.11 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.39 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.52 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.85 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.50 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 | 29.61 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 107.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 57.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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