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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-18 |
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| Time: | 17:30:56 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-18 17:31:37 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260771730562_e20260771731020_c20260771731073.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260771729562_e20260771730021_c20260771730076.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Morris County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Topeka KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 17:31:02UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.708332°, -96.735001° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 48.73 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 312.48 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.61 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.44 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 28.84 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.58 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.30 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.96 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 48.73 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 42.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 92.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Garfield County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Norman OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 17:31:02UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.549168°, -98.031387° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 91.11 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 295.09 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.73 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.35 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.06 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 45.46 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.48 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.19 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.00 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.93 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 91.11 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AR |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Scott County, AR |
| NWS WFO | Little Rock AR |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 17:31:02UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.826111°, -94.318336° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 110.21 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: RX PCS Andy Knight North (HIGH, tdiff=0.20321 days, Point) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 309.16 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 15.00 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.90 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.94 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 39.07 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.95 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.99 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.55 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 65.57 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 45.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 38.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 83.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.40 km2 |
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