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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-03-02
Time: 19:00:54
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-02 19:02:25 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260611900549_e20260611901006_c20260611901062.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260611859549_e20260611900007_c20260611900045.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McHenry County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-02 19:00:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.252777°, -88.455002°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McHenry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.79 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.11 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.42
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.40°
Mean Glint Angle95.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Tippecanoe County, IN
NWS WFO Indianapolis IN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-02 19:00:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.438332°, -87.051941°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tippecanoe County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power42.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)36.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.61 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)15.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power42.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.00°
Mean Glint Angle91.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Randolph County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-02 19:00:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.613333°, -84.543335°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Randolph County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power29.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.54 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power15.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.70°
Mean Glint Angle74.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Seminole County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-02 19:00:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.992500°, -84.800552°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Seminole County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.92 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.51 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.96
Maximum Radiative Power11.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.00°
Mean Glint Angle72.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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