Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

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Wildfire Notification Report

Date:	2026-07-02
Time:	18:16:24
Production Date and Time:	2026-07-02 18:21:10 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	665
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261831816240_e20261831819016_c20261831819092.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261831811240_e20261831814014_c20261831814082.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	4

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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	2026-07-02 18:17:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.772221°, -118.436668°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Los Angeles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	862.23 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)	351.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	31.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	20.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	39.15 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	40.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	31.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	68.57 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	27.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.00
Maximum Radiative Power	404.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	24.80°
Mean Glint Angle	46.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	28.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m CAcentral_750_m CAs_750_m NVs-UTsw-AZnw_750_m
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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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-07-02 18:17:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.728054°, -118.301392°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Los Angeles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	110.31 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)	326.32 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.30 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.00
Maximum Radiative Power	69.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	24.70°
Mean Glint Angle	46.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m CAcentral_750_m CAs_750_m NVs-UTsw-AZnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Riverside County, CA
NWS WFO	Phoenix AZ
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-07-02 18:17:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.808056°, -115.404724°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Riverside County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	61.17 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)	332.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.46 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.00
Maximum Radiative Power	61.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	22.10°
Mean Glint Angle	45.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m CAs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Baja California
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Ensenada, Baja California
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-07-02 18:17:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.068056°, -115.461388°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Ensenada (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	54.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	0.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.97 K
Similar Pixel Count	2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.09
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	54.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	43.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	21.20°
Mean Glint Angle	39.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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