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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-27 |
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| Time: | 17:58:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-27 17:59:39 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260581758559_e20260581759016_c20260581759067.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260581757559_e20260581758016_c20260581758077.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | LaSalle County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Chicago IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 17:58:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.153610°, -88.764168° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 33.43 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Solar panel (database + spectral) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.69 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.97 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 23.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.43 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.14 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.10 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.92 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 33.43 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 49.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 98.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Saline County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 17:58:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.691387°, -97.560837° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.56 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) | 307.42 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.42 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.21 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.66 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.11 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.99 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.74 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.17 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.56 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 48.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 97.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| 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) | Ozark County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Springfield MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 17:59:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.593613°, -92.426666° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.84 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.88 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.86 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.07 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.38 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.21 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.79 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 22 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.84 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 45.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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