15 June 2026: The GOES-East satellite went into safe mode at 2023 UTC (323pm CDT) following a spacecraft anomaly. No data is being transmitted and the length of outage is unknown.

Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-07-12
Time: 19:47:26
Production Date and Time: 2026-07-12 19:48:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261931947264_e20261931947323_c20261931947371.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261931946264_e20261931946323_c20261931946358.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Sonora
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) General Plutarco Elías Calles, Sonora
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-12 19:47:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.833611°, -113.342499°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • General Plutarco Elías Calles (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)337.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)35.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.37 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 9.80°
Mean Glint Angle54.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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