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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-28
Time: 14:56:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-28 15:01:05 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260591456181_e20260591458554_c20260591459039.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260591451181_e20260591453554_c20260591454019.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Nuckolls County, NE
NWS WFO Hastings NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-28 14:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.306110°, -97.959724°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Nuckolls County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)286.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.31 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.60°
Mean Glint Angle118.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Reno County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-28 14:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.954445°, -98.243614°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Reno County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power36.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)19.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.32 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.12
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.70°
Mean Glint Angle115.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sedgwick County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-28 14:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.721390°, -97.700279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Sedgwick County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.20 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.23 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.20°
Mean Glint Angle114.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lincoln County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-28 14:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.563889°, -96.781387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.09 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.71 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.11 K
Similar Pixel Count12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power12.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 68.50°
Mean Glint Angle111.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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