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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-27 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 21:21:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-27 21:23:07 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582121559_e20260582122016_c20260582122069.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582120559_e20260582121016_c20260582121071.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Hancock County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Quad Cities IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 21:21:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.611946°, -91.057777° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 27.09 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.07 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.37 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.38 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.56 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.94 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.60 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.99 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Phelps County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Springfield MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 21:22:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.831112°, -91.605278° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 4.11 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.68 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.16 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.73 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.60 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.29 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.83 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 4.11 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 63.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Clay County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-27 21:22:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.278889°, -90.422226° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.95 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.66 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.80 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.99 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.96 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.82 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.05 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.37 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.83 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 10.95 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 62.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 78.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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