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Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir

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Baseline 2026-10-28Latest 2026-10-29Baseline · 2026-10-28Latest · 2026-10-29

Timeline 14 events

  1. Routine heat at 3 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 9 detections · Formation Europe HQ / SHAPE, Casteau 5 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 2 · Zawiya — refinery, port and city 2
  2. Routine heat at 9 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 101 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 44 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 22 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 11 · Zawiya — refinery, port and city 11 · +5 more
  3. Daytime — 29 October 2026 (CFB Gagetown: day 2, cause confirmed)Report · RWI-SITREP-018 · SITREP · 5 places
  4. 28–29 October 2026 (the CFB Gagetown fire)Report · RWI-SITREP-017 · SITREP · 7 places
  5. Western Libya: a night fire on the Zawiya coast, 7 km east of the refineryLead · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir · RWI-SITREP-017-L3 · Open
  6. Routine heat at 10 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 100 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 31 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 26 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 14 · Zawiya — refinery, port and city 13 · +6 more
  7. Ad hoc — four conflict zones 21–27 Oct (first all-satellite FIRMS pull) and daytime 27 OctReport · RWI-SITREP-015 · SITREP · 8 places
  8. Routine heat at 12 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 102 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 50 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 23 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 7 · Kharg Island oil terminal 5 · +8 more
  9. Overnight — 27 October 2026 (Wainwright flight archive; tracks opened)Report · RWI-SITREP-013 · SITREP · 7 places
  10. Routine heat at 10 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 66 detections · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 30 · Ras Laffan LNG 19 · Novorossiysk Naval Base 4 · Abqaiq oil processing 4 · +6 more
  11. Evening — 26–27 October 2026 (with DECODEDELTA1 year-to-date scan)Report · RWI-SITREP-012 · SITREP · 9 places
  12. Midday — 26 October 2026 (with DECODEDELTA1 progress)Report · RWI-SITREP-011 · SITREP · 10 places
  13. Hindcast — DECODEDELTA1, Al-Watiya air base and western LibyaReport · RWI-HC-003-DECODEDELTA1 · Hindcast · 3 places
  14. Routine heat at 9 known sources (flares, refineries)Heat · 120 detections · Ras Laffan LNG 54 · Bandar Abbas Naval Base & Shahid Rajaee port 35 · Western Libya — Al-Watiya, Zintan, Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya, Ras Ajdir 6 · Zawiya — refinery, port and city 6 · +5 more

Imagery 4 passes

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Thermal detections 41

Every detection (UTC)
AcquiredSatelliteLat, lonFRP (MW)ConfidenceD/N
2026-10-30 00:58VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7910, 12.69900.94nominalN
2026-10-30 00:58VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7874, 12.67441.63nominalN
2026-10-29 12:36VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7904, 12.69954.94nominalD
2026-10-29 01:54VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7889, 12.67311.14nominalN
2026-10-29 01:54VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7914, 12.69721.53nominalN
2026-10-29 01:54VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7904, 12.70121.28nominalN
2026-10-29 01:54VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7910, 12.67581.15nominalN
2026-10-29 01:17VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7898, 12.69641.33nominalN
2026-10-29 01:17VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7923, 12.69651.56nominalN
2026-10-29 00:35VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7896, 12.67262.11nominalN
2026-10-29 00:35VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7921, 12.69672.36nominalN
2026-10-29 00:35VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7902, 12.67072.09nominalN
2026-10-29 00:13VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7873, 12.67001.19nominalN
2026-10-28 12:12VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.8528, 12.23373.29nominalD
2026-10-28 02:13VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7908, 12.70291.99nominalN
2026-10-28 01:37VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7927, 12.69831.64nominalN
2026-10-28 01:37VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7919, 12.70171.64nominalN
2026-10-28 01:37VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7879, 12.67431.39nominalN
2026-10-28 00:52VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7954, 12.77131.74nominalN
2026-10-28 00:52VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7915, 12.69661.35nominalN
2026-10-28 00:52VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7877, 12.67281.57nominalN
2026-10-28 00:35VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7953, 12.77071.33nominalN
2026-10-28 00:35VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7912, 12.69662.08nominalN
2026-10-28 00:35VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7882, 12.66932.18nominalN
2026-10-28 00:35VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7952, 12.77002.54nominalN
2026-10-28 00:35VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7915, 12.69592.84nominalN
2026-10-28 00:35VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7882, 12.67550.58nominalN
2026-10-27 23:56VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7928, 12.77453.36nominalN
2026-10-27 23:56VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7896, 12.67101.13nominalN
2026-10-27 23:56VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7888, 12.69341.84nominalN
2026-10-27 01:11VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.5762, 12.52990.54nominalN
2026-10-27 00:52VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.5747, 12.52960.52nominalN
2026-10-27 00:52VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.5759, 12.53350.35nominalN
2026-10-27 00:13VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.8520, 12.23510.85nominalN
2026-10-26 12:49VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7893, 12.70042.25nominalD
2026-10-25 01:49VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7908, 12.69411.89nominalN
2026-10-25 01:49VIIRS (NOAA-20)32.7898, 12.69821.89nominalN
2026-10-25 01:30VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7862, 12.69503.35nominalN
2026-10-25 01:30VIIRS (Suomi NPP)32.7830, 12.67121.35nominalN
2026-10-25 00:52VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7903, 12.69813.38nominalN
2026-10-25 00:52VIIRS (NOAA-21)32.7873, 12.67211.44nominalN