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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-08-12
Time: 14:04:26
Production Date and Time: 2026-08-12 14:05:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G18_s20262241404264_e20262241404322_c20262241404372.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) Okanogan County, WA
NWS WFO Spokane WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-12 14:04:27UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.640556°, -119.884163°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Okanogan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power719.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: SINLAHEKIN (HIGH, tdiff=0.69138 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)32.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.97 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 Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.80
Maximum Radiative Power222.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 58.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.40°
Mean Glint Angle56.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 115.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) WA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Chelan County, WA
NWS WFO Spokane WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-12 14:04:27UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.903057°, -120.651665°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Chelan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power735.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: LITTLE GIANT (HIGH, tdiff=0.03502 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.16 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.28 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 Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power126.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 79.00°
Mean Glint Angle56.60°
Water Fraction0.10
Total Pixel Area 546.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Klamath County, OR
NWS WFO Medford OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-08-12 14:04:27UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.360554°, -121.565002°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Klamath County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power102.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Wrights Spring (HIGH, tdiff=0.1272 days, Perimeter)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.93 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)-0.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.01 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 Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.10
Maximum Radiative Power57.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 80.90°
Mean Glint Angle57.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 103.20 km2
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