Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-01-21
Time: 17:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-01-21 17:06:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260211701172_e20260211703545_c20260211704041.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260211656172_e20260211658545_c20260211659029.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McPherson County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-21 17:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.288612°, -97.460556°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McPherson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.29 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 62.60°
Mean Glint Angle112.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Webster County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-21 17:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.229443°, -93.055000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Webster County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.31 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.44 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.20°
Mean Glint Angle107.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lawrence County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-21 17:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.183056°, -93.929726°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lawrence County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.94 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.80 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.50°
Mean Glint Angle107.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Suwannee County, FL
NWS WFO Jacksonville FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-21 17:02:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.094723°, -82.802780°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Suwannee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.75 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.57 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.75 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 36.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.90°
Mean Glint Angle87.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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