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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-07-16 |
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| Time: | 18:11:19 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-07-16 18:16:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261971811195_e20261971813568_c20261971814012.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261971806195_e20261971808568_c20261971809013.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ND |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | McKenzie County, ND |
| NWS WFO | Bismarck ND |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-16 18:11:26UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.817501°, -103.215279° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.51 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/Gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.66 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.91 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.57 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.61 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.65 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.72 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.21 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.51 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 64.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 27.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 9.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sherman County, OR |
| NWS WFO | Pendleton OR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-16 18:11:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.119167°, -120.624168° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 134.89 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 321.47 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.26 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.05 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.62 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.07 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.25 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 67.53 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 33.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NV |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Clark County, NV |
| NWS WFO | Las Vegas NV |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-16 18:12:26UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.629444°, -115.352501° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 165.91 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 337.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 17.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.71 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.82 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 37.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.71 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.66 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 17.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.28 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 165.91 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 25.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 49.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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