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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-07-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 21:11:19 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-07-17 21:16:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261982111197_e20261982113571_c20261982114030.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261982106197_e20261982108571_c20261982109041.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Asotin County, WA |
| NWS WFO | Spokane WA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 21:11:25UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.359444°, -117.343887° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 64.34 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 326.33 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.64 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.29 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 23.74 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.64 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.30 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.01 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.98 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.79 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 64.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Yolo County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 21:11:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.718334°, -121.604446° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 94.46 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 325.25 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.02 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.42 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.69 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.22 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.47 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.76 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 54.46 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 21.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 68.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.90 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 Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 21:11:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.064167°, -120.943336° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 58.93 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 324.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.29 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.63 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.47 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.86 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.13 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 6 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.16 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.56 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 58.93 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 20.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 66.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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