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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:56:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-18 18:00:59 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261381756183_e20261381758556_c20261381759041.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261381751183_e20261381753556_c20261381754053.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Imperial County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 17:57:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.250832°, -115.500000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 60.55 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 325.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.35 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.55 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.63 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.57 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.20 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.92 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 60.55 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 26.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 46.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Imperial County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Bias) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 17:57:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.740276°, -115.725830° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3334.40 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 373.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 58.24 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 20.09 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 65.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 69.14 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 57.60 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 35.99 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 50.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 703.94 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 26.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 45.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 56.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Imperial County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 17:57:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.670834°, -115.672775° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 1344.83 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 356.33 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 41.01 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 12.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 47.09 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 51.61 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 40.01 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.77 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 34.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.59 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.01 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 375.95 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 26.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 45.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 22.50 km2 |
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