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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-07-17 |
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| Time: | 21:31:19 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-07-17 21:36:15 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261982131197_e20261982133571_c20261982134025.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20261982126197_e20261982128571_c20261982129033.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MT |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Rosebud County, MT |
| NWS WFO | Billings MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 21:31:26UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.327221°, -106.752220° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 24.62 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) | 315.51 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.46 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.30 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.50 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.60 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.52 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 24.62 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 61.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 96.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MT |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Big Horn County, MT |
| NWS WFO | Billings MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 21:31:26UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 45.169724°, -107.079445° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 76.25 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) | 319.11 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.32 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.55 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 30.53 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.94 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.79 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 15 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.66 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.60 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 76.25 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 60.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 36.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 94.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ID |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Owyhee County, ID |
| NWS WFO | Boise ID |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-07-17 21:31:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 42.163612°, -115.603615° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 76.31 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 316.85 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.52 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.10 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.55 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 34.05 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.03 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.93 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 16 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 76.31 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 53.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.70 km2 |
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