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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:16:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-18 18:21:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261381816183_e20261381818556_c20261381819063.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261381811183_e20261381813556_c20261381814030.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) | Humboldt County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Eureka CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-18 18:16:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.794445°, -123.662781° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.71 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) | 293.86 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.07 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.84 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.95 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.29 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 6 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.71 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 32.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 62.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 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 | 2026-05-18 18:17:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.794445°, -118.504166° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 136.33 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) | 326.66 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 15.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.31 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 28.15 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.61 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.41 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.95 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 14.90 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 | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 86.23 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 25.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 50.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.40 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 | 2026-05-18 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 | 140.92 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) | 328.13 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.36 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 11.33 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 27.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.24 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 31.58 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 11.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.74 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 81.44 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 25.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 50.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.40 km2 |
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