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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-09
Time: 17:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-09 17:26:08 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260681721176_e20260681723549_c20260681724038.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260681716176_e20260681718549_c20260681719036.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Guthrie County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-09 17:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.815277°, -94.676666°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Guthrie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power35.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)21.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.16 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.40 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 Power35.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.30°
Mean Glint Angle101.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Decatur County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-09 17:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.758888°, -84.596390°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Decatur County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.79 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.23 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.73 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.71
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power15.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.30°
Mean Glint Angle73.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Chihuahua
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Namiquipa, Chihuahua
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-09 17:22:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.997499°, -107.546112°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Namiquipa (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power41.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)317.21 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.92 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.68 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.55
Maximum Radiative Power41.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.50°
Mean Glint Angle93.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Glades County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-09 17:22:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.840834°, -81.149445°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Glades County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power46.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)322.83 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.95 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power46.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 32.00°
Mean Glint Angle64.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.70 km2
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