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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-21 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:56:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-21 18:01:00 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261411756189_e20261411758563_c20261411759070.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261411751189_e20261411753563_c20261411754040.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 | 2026-05-21 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 | 101.65 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) | 331.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.39 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.28 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.63 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.80 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.34 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 101.65 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 26.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 45.90° |
| 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 (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-21 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 | 1167.60 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) | 350.59 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 28.85 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 18.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 33.53 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 38.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.86 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 49.12 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 26.10 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.35 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 312.00 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 26.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 44.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 22.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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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 | 2026-05-21 17:57:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.647499°, -115.655281° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 399.70 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) | 335.67 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.27 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.39 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.17 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.71 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 10.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.70 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.01 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 106.70 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 26.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 44.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 22.50 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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