Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

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Wildfire Notification Report

Date:	2026-07-18
Time:	20:51:15
Production Date and Time:	2026-07-18 20:56:15 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261992051158_e20261992053531_c20261992054001.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261992046158_e20261992048531_c20261992049007.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications:	4

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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	British Columbia
Country/Countries	Canada
County/Locality(s)	Mount Waddington, British Columbia
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-07-18 20:51:17UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	50.751667°, -126.670280°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Mount Waddington (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	41.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	292.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.13 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.90
Maximum Radiative Power	41.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	75.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	29.60°
Mean Glint Angle	88.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	16.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Harmon County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-07-18 20:52:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.590832°, -99.710281°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Harmon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	315.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	24.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.29 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.95
Maximum Radiative Power	9.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	30.80°
Mean Glint Angle	44.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	CA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	San Bernardino County, CA
NWS WFO	Las Vegas NV
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-07-18 20:52:16UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.379723°, -115.001389°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	San Bernardino County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	54.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	325.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	36.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.27 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 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	0.47
Maximum Radiative Power	54.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	58.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	19.50°
Mean Glint Angle	54.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	7.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	AZsw-CAse_750_m CAs_750_m NVs-UTsw-AZnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Cuba
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-07-18 20:53:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.349445°, -79.819725°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	6.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.08 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	9.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	26.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.70°
Mean Glint Angle	43.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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