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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-09-18 |
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| Time: | 19:21:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-09-18 19:26:04 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-18 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 665 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20262611921175_e20262611923549_c20262611924007.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20262611916175_e20262611918549_c20262611919031.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | British Columbia |
| Country/Countries | Canada |
| County/Locality(s) | Central Kootenay, British Columbia |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-09-18 19:21:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 49.297779°, -116.987503° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.47 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) | 295.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.11 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.47 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.07 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.55 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.90 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.17 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 18 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.66 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.47 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 60.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 47.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 101.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | ID |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Idaho County, ID |
| NWS WFO | Missoula MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-09-18 19:21:23UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 46.061390°, -116.180557° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 96.98 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 314.57 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 17.44 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.23 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 22.36 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 33.86 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.67 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.53 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 13.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.79 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 96.98 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 57.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 44.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 95.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | CA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Butte County, CA |
| NWS WFO | Sacramento CA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-09-18 19:21:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.439999°, -121.674446° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 46.33 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.84 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.42 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.09 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.41 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.19 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 9.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.14 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 46.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 38.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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