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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-27
Time: 19:58:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-27 20:00:20 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260581958559_e20260581959016_c20260581959078.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260581957559_e20260581958016_c20260581958081.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McHenry County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:58:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.397499°, -88.464447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McHenry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power335.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)317.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)36.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)36.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)64.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)37.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.95 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)12.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.11
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.42
Maximum Radiative Power335.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.20°
Mean Glint Angle93.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Clark County, MO
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:58:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.521111°, -91.636948°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Clark County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power40.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.08 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.65 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.70 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.29
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.95
Maximum Radiative Power21.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.30°
Mean Glint Angle89.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Buchanan County, MO
NWS WFO Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:58:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.686111°, -94.975555°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Buchanan County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.36 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.40°
Mean Glint Angle87.00°
Water Fraction0.00
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) St. Charles County, MO
NWS WFO St Louis MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:59:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.843887°, -90.173058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • St. Charles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.25 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power2.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.50°
Mean Glint Angle86.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Izard County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 19:59:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.203609°, -92.149170°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Izard County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.80 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.45 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.40°
Mean Glint Angle80.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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