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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-27 |
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| Time: | 17:56:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-27 17:57:36 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260581756559_e20260581757016_c20260581757070.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260581755559_e20260581756016_c20260581756079.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Beadle County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 17:56:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.330276°, -98.229446° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 29.86 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.68 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.13 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.46 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 18.92 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.29 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.88 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.73 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 1.00 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 29.86 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 56.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 54.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 108.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 7.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Macon County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 17:56:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.901669°, -92.793053° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.20 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.65 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.97 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.32 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.66 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.53 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.19 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.20 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 49.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 97.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Paducah KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 17:57:01UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.170277°, -88.881943° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.41 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.87 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.93 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.36 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.55 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.89 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.23 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 23 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.65 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.87 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.80 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 47.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 92.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.70 km2 |
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