June 2026: The UW campus has experienced a significant chilled water disruption. This will limit SSEC datacenter cooling and data outages may occur without warning. Please consider accessing NGFS detections and satellite imagery through the NOAA/NESDIS Wildland Fire Data Portal: https://fire.data.nesdis.noaa.gov/map/
Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-06-28 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-06-28 18:01:16 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261791756175_e20261791758549_c20261791759024.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261791751175_e20261791753549_c20261791754012.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Denver County, CO |
| NWS WFO | Denver CO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-06-28 17:56:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.677223°, -104.955002° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.49 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.39 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.04 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.01 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.81 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.16 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 21.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Dolores County, CO |
| NWS WFO | Grand Junction CO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-06-28 17:56:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.672222°, -108.199448° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.68 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Extreme Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.83 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 0.89 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.02 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.12 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.91 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.51 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 17 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.58 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.68 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 22.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Volusia County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Melbourne FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-06-28 17:57:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 28.908056°, -81.331665° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 45.81 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) | 319.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.83 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.19 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.11 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 26.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.37 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.95 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 12 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.83 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.01 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 45.81 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 34.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 8.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 39.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.90 km2 |
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