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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-28
Time: 00:31:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-28 00:32:38 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260590031559_e20260590032017_c20260590032079.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260590030559_e20260590031017_c20260590031074.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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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/Time2026-02-28 00:31:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.118332°, -93.504448°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lucas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)281.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)1.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.90 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 96.40°
Mean Glint Angle77.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Nowata County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-28 00:31:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.661388°, -95.735001°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Nowata County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)287.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.50 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.96 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 94.20°
Mean Glint Angle74.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Le Flore County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-28 00:31:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.546944°, -94.782219°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Le Flore County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.75 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 94.70°
Mean Glint Angle75.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.40 km2
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