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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-27
Time: 21:33:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-27 21:34:48 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582133559_e20260582134016_c20260582134081.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582131559_e20260582132016_c20260582132069.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Edwards County, IL
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:34:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.463612°, -87.999725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Edwards County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.23 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.46 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.69 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.32
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.70°
Mean Glint Angle83.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Franklin County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:33:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.494446°, -95.386391°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Franklin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.26 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 63.00°
Mean Glint Angle78.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Williamson County, IL
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 21:34:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.618889°, -88.809723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Williamson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.75 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.73 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.70°
Mean Glint Angle81.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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