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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-08-06
Time: 21:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-08-06 21:31:24 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262182126173_e20262182128558_c20262182129036.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262182121173_e20262182123556_c20262182124044.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Ouray County, CO
NWS WFO Grand Junction CO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-06 21:26:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.144444°, -107.690552°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Ouray County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS), Known Incident: Gold Mountain (HIGH, tdiff=
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.65 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.38 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.30°
Mean Glint Angle52.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jackson County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-06 21:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.706112°, -99.519165°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Jackson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power49.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)325.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.34 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.84 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power49.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.20°
Mean Glint Angle45.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Los Angeles County, CA
NWS WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-06 21:27:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.781944°, -118.503609°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Los Angeles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power71.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)329.94 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.04 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power71.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 61.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 26.10°
Mean Glint Angle54.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Freestone County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-06 21:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.594999°, -95.923058°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Freestone County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power36.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.30 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power36.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.50°
Mean Glint Angle41.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AZ
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cochise County, AZ
NWS WFO Tucson AZ
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-06 21:27:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.564444°, -110.340553°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cochise County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power112.60 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventSolar panel (database + spectral)
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.20 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.83 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.00
Maximum Radiative Power58.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 30.60°
Mean Glint Angle42.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.30 km2
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