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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-03-02
Time: 20:48:54
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-02 20:49:38 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260612048549_e20260612049006_c20260612049046.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260612046549_e20260612047006_c20260612047058.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Iroquois County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-02 20:48:56UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.737499°, -87.887497°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Iroquois County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power48.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.08 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.40 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power27.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.40°
Mean Glint Angle86.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Yazoo County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-02 20:48:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.905834°, -90.067497°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Yazoo County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power39.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.18 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.00°
Mean Glint Angle72.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 21.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Covington County, AL
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-02 20:48:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.162222°, -86.598610°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Covington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.74 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.29 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.96 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.30 K
Image Interval2.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power17.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.20°
Mean Glint Angle72.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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