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: | 2026-07-13 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 22:29:26 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-07-13 22:31:02 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261942229267_e20261942229326_c20261942229363.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20261942228267_e20261942228326_c20261942228375.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 1 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MN |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Cook County, MN |
| NWS WFO | Duluth MN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-13 22:29:29UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 48.000000°, -90.156387° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 85.61 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.94 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.03 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.68 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.28 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.12 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.88 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.66 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.84 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 85.61 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 71.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 57.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 120.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.60 km2 |
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