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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-10-08
Time: 20:11:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-10-08 20:16:19 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20262812011187_e20262812013560_c20262812014040.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20262812006187_e20262812008560_c20262812009017.nc
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) Skagit County, WA
NWS WFO Seattle WA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-10-08 20:11:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.544167°, -122.027496°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Skagit County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: NW REGION 2026 TRAINING RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.82478 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.39 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.32
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power16.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.40°
Mean Glint Angle110.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Colusa County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-10-08 20:11:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.262779°, -122.179726°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Colusa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.19 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)320.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.29 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.28 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.68
Maximum Radiative Power18.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.10°
Mean Glint Angle92.00°
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) Colusa County, CA
NWS WFO Sacramento CA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-10-08 20:11:54UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.003334°, -121.888054°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Colusa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.92 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.28
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.71
Maximum Radiative Power13.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.90°
Mean Glint Angle91.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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