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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-08
Time: 18:46:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-08 18:51:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260671846175_e20260671848548_c20260671849032.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260671841175_e20260671843548_c20260671844041.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) Ogle County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-08 18:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.958889°, -89.177780°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ogle County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.91 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power7.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.10°
Mean Glint Angle93.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Will County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-08 18:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.361668°, -88.161110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Will County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: South Patrol North RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.13297 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.06 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.14 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.87 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.70°
Mean Glint Angle92.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 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/Time2026-03-08 18:47:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.789722°, -96.779999°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lincoln County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.54 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.19 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.57 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.32
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.20°
Mean Glint Angle83.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Murray County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-08 18:47:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.431389°, -96.967781°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Murray County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.77 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.72 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power7.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.80°
Mean Glint Angle80.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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