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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-08-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-08-18 18:01:26 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262301756170_e20262301758545_c20262301759010.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20262301751170_e20262301753559_c20262301754054.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) | Yuma County, CO |
| NWS WFO | Goodland KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-18 17:56:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.082779°, -102.370003° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 44.49 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 321.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.61 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.45 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.81 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.66 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.41 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 44.49 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 29.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Cuba |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-18 17:58:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.147223°, -80.188332° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 57.98 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 326.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.36 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.48 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.01 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.13 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.22 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.46 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.65 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 57.98 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 26.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 11.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 34.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Unknown |
| Country/Countries | Cuba |
| County/Locality(s) | Unknown, Unknown |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-08-18 17:58:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 21.893055°, -78.378609° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 26.12 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 319.66 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.41 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.32 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.42 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.49 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.30 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 21 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.72 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 26.12 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 26.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 12.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 34.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.50 km2 |
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