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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-17
Time: 20:46:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-17 20:51:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260762046183_e20260762048556_c20260762049048.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260762041183_e20260762043556_c20260762044062.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pittsburg County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-17 20:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.886665°, -95.980553°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pittsburg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.76 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.12 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.20°
Mean Glint Angle67.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Castro County, TX
NWS WFO Lubbock TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-17 20:47:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.439445°, -102.474998°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Castro County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.86 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.75 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power19.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.20°
Mean Glint Angle66.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Calcasieu Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-17 20:47:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.145000°, -93.067780°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Calcasieu Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.41 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.71 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.10°
Mean Glint Angle60.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Liberty County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-17 20:47:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.969723°, -94.860001°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Liberty County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.73 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.82 K
Similar Pixel Count14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.80°
Mean Glint Angle59.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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