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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-08-09 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 06:00:28 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-08-09 06:01:55 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20262210600287_e20262210600345_c20262210600393.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | NONE |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NV |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Washoe County, NV |
| NWS WFO | Reno NV |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-09 06:00:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.721668°, -119.999725° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 63.10 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 305.27 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 13.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.52 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.26 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.50 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.67 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.28 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -999.00 K |
| Image Interval | -999.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.97 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 39.02 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 116.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NV |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Washoe County, NV |
| NWS WFO | Reno NV |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-09 06:00:30UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.698891°, -119.953056° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 95.31 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.72 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.09 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.07 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.54 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.98 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.93 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -999.00 K |
| Image Interval | -999.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.59 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 39.29 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 116.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 18.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Kern County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Hanford CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-09 06:00:33UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.582779°, -119.642220° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 39.28 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 301.38 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.60 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.34 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.52 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.22 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -999.00 K |
| Image Interval | -999.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.08 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 120.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 94.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.40 km2 |
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