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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-07-29
Time: 18:00:29
Production Date and Time: 2026-07-29 18:01:14 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20262101800295_e20262101800353_c20262101800416.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalNONE
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) Ferry County, WA
NWS WFO Spokane WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-29 18:00:31UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.155556°, -118.254997°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Ferry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power896.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Modrite (HIGH, tdiff=0.2652 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)348.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)47.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)19.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)46.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)50.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)45.10 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)50.51 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.12
Maximum Radiative Power451.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 37.60°
Mean Glint Angle74.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 23.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Malheur County, OR
NWS WFO Boise ID
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-29 18:00:34UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.672222°, -117.896667°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Malheur County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power261.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)326.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.07 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.04 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.66
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power171.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.70°
Mean Glint Angle65.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NV
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lander County, NV
NWS WFO Elko NV
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-29 18:00:35UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.597221°, -117.461388°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lander County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power400.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)346.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)25.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)15.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)36.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)36.83 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power229.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.20°
Mean Glint Angle58.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.50 km2
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