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: | 23:01:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-07-12 23:06:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261932301186_e20261932303561_c20261932304012.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261932256186_e20261932258560_c20261932259021.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 1 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Plumas County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Reno NV |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-12 23:01:54UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.716667°, -120.183052° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 277.85 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC), Known Incident: ELEPHANT (HIGH, tdiff=0.16067 days, Point) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 318.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 17.94 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.88 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 23.88 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 42.28 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.26 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.96 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 22.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.87 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.93 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 152.43 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 79.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.30 km2 |
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