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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-08-06 |
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| Time: | 18:03:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-08-06 18:05:06 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20262181803554_e20262181804034_c20262181804054.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20262181801554_e20262181802030_c20262181802047.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Hinsdale County, CO |
| NWS WFO | Grand Junction CO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-06 18:04:01UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.098888°, -107.314445° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 59.54 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS), Known Incident: Elk (HIGH, tdiff=0.75516 da |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.16 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.32 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.15 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.42 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.15 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.05 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.95 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 7 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.83 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.46 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 26.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 20.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Imperial County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-06 18:04:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.740276°, -115.725830° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 210.97 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 326.13 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.78 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.66 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.48 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 38.09 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.12 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.06 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.60 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 210.97 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 28.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 47.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Imperial County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Phoenix AZ |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-06 18:04:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.647499°, -115.655281° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 895.63 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 334.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 16.72 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.47 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.78 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 46.55 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.90 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 10.10 K |
| Image Interval | 2.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 302.27 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 28.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 47.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 22.50 km2 |
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