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Wildfire Notification
Aid: 1267686
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2026-03-18 18:43:56
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NE |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lincoln County, NE |
| NWS WFO | North Platte NE |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 18:43:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.952499°, -100.452499° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 59.48 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Red Flag Warning (NWS), Known Incident: Cottonwood (HIGH, tdiff=0.05535 days, Perimeter) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 318.41 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.71 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.89 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 22.99 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.97 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.94 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.05 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.60 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.79 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 30.22 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 91.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.70 km2 |
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