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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-27
Time: 21:20:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-27 21:21:46 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582120559_e20260582121016_c20260582121071.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582118559_e20260582119016_c20260582119075.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cherokee County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:20:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.011944°, -94.847778°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cherokee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.43 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.53 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.10 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.40°
Mean Glint Angle77.10°
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) Oregon County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:21:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.504166°, -91.188614°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Randolph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.85 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.69 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 62.40°
Mean Glint Angle78.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Yell County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:20:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.021111°, -93.461388°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.42 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.08 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.04 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.76
Maximum Radiative Power5.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.00°
Mean Glint Angle74.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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