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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-20 |
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| Time: | 18:06:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-20 18:11:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261401806187_e20261401808561_c20261401809039.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261401801187_e20261401803561_c20261401804041.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) | Sutter County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 18:06:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.064445°, -121.643333° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.60 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) | 309.72 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.32 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.54 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.58 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.75 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.57 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.55 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.60 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 31.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 58.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 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 | 2026-05-20 18:07:24UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.773056°, -118.411942° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 132.82 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) | 330.59 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.00 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 13.10 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.69 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.25 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.76 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 66.83 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 49.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AZ |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Maricopa County, AZ |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-20 18:07:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.022499°, -112.670830° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 434.75 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) | 344.52 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 22.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 15.60 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 23.06 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 32.10 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.11 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 31.79 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 22.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 293.70 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 22.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 47.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 17.50 km2 |
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