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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-15 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:36:18 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-15 18:41:10 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260741836181_e20260741838554_c20260741839050.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260741831181_e20260741833554_c20260741834047.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 5 |
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 18:36:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.079723°, -99.616386° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.46 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.03 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.55 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.62 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.94 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.14 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.78 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.37 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 32.10 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 | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 19.46 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Cottle County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Lubbock TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:37:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.205002°, -100.451111° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 23.91 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.39 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.32 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 19.38 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.24 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.85 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.68 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.91 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| 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) | Stewart County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Peachtree City GA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:37:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.065834°, -85.046112° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.16 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.74 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.41 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.11 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.94 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.07 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.22 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.77 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.16 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 39.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 36.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 70.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Baker County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:37:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.429167°, -84.632225° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 23.64 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.41 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.77 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.23 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.62 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.62 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 21 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.55 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.64 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.20° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 35.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 69.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | GA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Thomas County, GA |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-15 18:37:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.953888°, -83.783333° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 32.86 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.58 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.53 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.56 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.23 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.14 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.79 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.72 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 19 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.77 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.95 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 18.33 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 35.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 68.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.10 km2 |
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