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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-25
Time: 20:55:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-25 20:56:37 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260562055557_e20260562056015_c20260562056078.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260562054557_e20260562055015_c20260562055083.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cherokee County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-25 20:55:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.096111°, -95.028336°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cherokee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power53.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)39.39 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.41 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.79
Maximum Radiative Power53.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.30°
Mean Glint Angle79.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Harper County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-25 20:55:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.029446°, -97.866386°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Harper County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power37.88 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.72 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)36.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.88 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.24
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power37.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.70°
Mean Glint Angle78.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Creek County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-25 20:55:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.792778°, -96.218613°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Creek County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.02 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power23.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.70°
Mean Glint Angle76.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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