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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-27
Time: 19:55:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-27 19:56:43 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260581955559_e20260581956016_c20260581956076.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260581953559_e20260581954016_c20260581954074.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sanborn County, SD
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:55:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.936390°, -98.190834°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sanborn County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power121.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)24.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.64 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.33 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.60 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power63.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.00°
Mean Glint Angle95.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Clay County, NE
NWS WFO Hastings NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:55:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.513611°, -98.269447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.89 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.80°
Mean Glint Angle88.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kay County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:55:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.599724°, -97.395836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.14 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.20 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.97 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.22
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.50°
Mean Glint Angle81.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Phillips County, AR
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:56:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.377777°, -90.926392°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Phillips County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power122.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.38 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.70 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.36
Maximum Radiative Power35.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.10°
Mean Glint Angle77.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 22.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McCurtain County, OK
NWS WFO Shreveport LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:55:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.384445°, -95.031944°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McCurtain County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.96 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.40°
Mean Glint Angle77.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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