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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-07-24
Time: 20:11:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-07-24 20:16:14 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20262052011178_e20262052013552_c20262052014002.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20262052006178_e20262052008552_c20262052009000.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Garfield County, WA
NWS WFO Spokane WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-24 20:11:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.500832°, -117.794441°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Garfield County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power41.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)325.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.16 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power41.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.40°
Mean Glint Angle82.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ID
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Idaho County, ID
NWS WFO Missoula MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-24 20:11:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.084446°, -115.138054°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Idaho County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC), Known Incident: Wolf Creek (HIGH, tdiff=0.76887 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.05 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.88 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.71
Maximum Radiative Power26.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.30°
Mean Glint Angle83.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Sonora
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) General Plutarco Elías Calles, Sonora
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-24 20:12:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.905001°, -113.319725°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • General Plutarco Elías Calles (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power62.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)337.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)34.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.26 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power35.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 13.70°
Mean Glint Angle58.90°
Water Fraction0.30
Total Pixel Area 17.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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