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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-02-28 |
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| Time: | 16:35:56 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-28 16:36:36 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260591635560_e20260591636017_c20260591636078.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260591634560_e20260591635017_c20260591635081.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Paducah KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-28 16:35:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.458611°, -88.821945° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.51 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.31 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.21 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.61 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.28 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.62 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.12 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.20 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.51 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 51.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 98.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.90 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Pope County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Paducah KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-28 16:35:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.143612°, -88.438057° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 28.18 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.08 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.11 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.35 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.59 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.35 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.12 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 28.18 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 50.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 95.40° |
| Water Fraction | 1.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Smith County, MS |
| NWS WFO | Jackson MS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-28 16:36:00UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.106945°, -89.356667° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.17 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Bienville Comp 223 RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.10517 days, Point) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.72 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.64 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.81 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.77 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.62 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.81 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.90 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.77 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.17 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 46.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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