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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-07-07
Time: 20:36:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-07-07 20:41:14 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261882036173_e20261882038550_c20261882039018.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261882031173_e20261882033550_c20261882034002.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wasco County, OR
NWS WFO Pendleton OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-07 20:36:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.291668°, -121.052498°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Wasco County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.75 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)326.66 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.80 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.48 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power22.75 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 23.20°
Mean Glint Angle77.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Merced County, CA
NWS WFO Hanford CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-07 20:36:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.290833°, -120.286110°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Merced County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.59 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power19.59 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 16.00°
Mean Glint Angle62.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-07 20:37:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.160831°, -118.525276°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Los Angeles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)323.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.17 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.56
Maximum Radiative Power21.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 14.10°
Mean Glint Angle58.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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