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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-27
Time: 22:09:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-27 22:11:38 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582209559_e20260582210018_c20260582210079.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260582208559_e20260582209016_c20260582209067.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) Rock Island County, IL
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 22:09:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.350834°, -90.579445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Rock Island County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.97 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.84 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power4.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 73.40°
Mean Glint Angle83.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lucas County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 22:09:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.998055°, -93.302498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lucas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.26 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.40°
Mean Glint Angle81.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lee County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 22:09:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.488609°, -91.495834°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventRed Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.21 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 72.40°
Mean Glint Angle82.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Russell County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 22:09:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.789165°, -98.575279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Russell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.05 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.80°
Mean Glint Angle75.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sebastian County, AR
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-27 22:09:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.098888°, -94.297775°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sebastian County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.67 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.83 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.42 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.80°
Mean Glint Angle73.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.50 km2
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