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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 26°N - 83°W - Gulf of Mexico, near Florida

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0722 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0722 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0723 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0724 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0724 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0724 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0725 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0725 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0725 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0726 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0726 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0726 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0727 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0727 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0727 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0728 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0729 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0729 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0729 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0730 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0730 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0730 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0730 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0731 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0731 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0731 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0731 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0732 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0732 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0732 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0732 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0733 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0734 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0735 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0735 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0735 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0736 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0736 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0736 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0736 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0737 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0737 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0737 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0737 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0738 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0738 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0739 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 10 Oct 2024 - 0739 UTC
legend for Fire Temperature RBG

Fire Temperature key:

1 - Warm fire
2 - Very warm fire
3 - Hot fire
4 - Very hot fire
5 - Burn scars
6 - Clear sky: land
7 - Clear sky: water/snow/night
8 - Water clouds
9 - Ice clouds


Fire Temperature RGB allows the user to identify where the most intense fires are occurring and differentiate these from "cooler" fires. The RGB takes advantage of the fact that from 3.9µm to shorter wavelengths, background solar radiation and surface reflectance increases. This means that fires need to be more intense in order to be detected by the 2.2 and 1.6µm bands, as more intense fires emit more radiation at these wavelengths. Therefore, small/"cool" fires will only show up at 3.9µm and appear red while increases in fire intensity cause greater contributions of the other channels resulting in white very intense fires.

• For more details, see the Fire Temperature RGB Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.2 MB)