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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-27
Time: 21:05:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-27 21:07:33 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582105559_e20260582106016_c20260582106068.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582104559_e20260582105016_c20260582105075.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) Will County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:05:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.360832°, -88.134720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Will County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Route 66 Unit 6 RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.11269 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.12 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.53 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.08 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.44 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power11.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 65.00°
Mean Glint Angle88.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Mercer County, MO
NWS WFO Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:05:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.528332°, -93.389725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Mercer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.35 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.40 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.40°
Mean Glint Angle84.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Republic County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:05:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.841946°, -97.385559°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Republic County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.35 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.51 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 58.80°
Mean Glint Angle81.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jasper County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:05:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.306667°, -94.453331°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jasper County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.69 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.21 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power7.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 58.60°
Mean Glint Angle78.50°
Water Fraction0.00
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) Howell County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:06:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.579445°, -91.999725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Howell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.69 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.40 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.48
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.60°
Mean Glint Angle78.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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