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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-15 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:31:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-15 18:36:09 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260741831181_e20260741833554_c20260741834047.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260741826181_e20260741828554_c20260741829057.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KY |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Owsley County, KY |
| NWS WFO | Jackson KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:31:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.268333°, -83.553886° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.84 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 301.35 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 1.84 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.21 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.09 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.63 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.95 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.84 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 44.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Clark County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Dodge City KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:31:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.085835°, -99.753609° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.13 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.95 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.86 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.51 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.45 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.58 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.29 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 34.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.99 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.13 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Colquitt County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:32:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.048611°, -83.969444° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 16.34 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 311.29 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.81 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.03 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 12.33 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.96 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.79 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.80 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.89 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 35.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 68.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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