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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-26 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:26:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-26 18:27:35 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260571826558_e20260571827015_c20260571827071.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260571825558_e20260571826015_c20260571826067.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Benton County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Springfield MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-26 18:26:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.436390°, -93.154442° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.48 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.27 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.71 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.93 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.22 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.67 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.34 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.66 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 15 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.46 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.48 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 47.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 92.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Madison County, MO |
| NWS WFO | St Louis MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-26 18:26:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.526112°, -90.150558° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.45 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.99 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.63 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.39 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.08 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.55 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.48 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.45 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 46.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 89.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Liberty County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Charleston SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-26 18:27:01UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.922222°, -81.432503° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 33.31 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.44 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.06 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.99 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 31.56 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.84 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.82 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.35 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 33.31 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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