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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-18 |
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| Time: | 18:52:56 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-18 18:53:40 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260771852562_e20260771853020_c20260771853064.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260771851562_e20260771852020_c20260771852069.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) | Dickinson County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Topeka KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 18:53:02UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.020557°, -97.147781° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.74 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) | 310.69 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.26 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.44 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 14.72 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.76 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.20 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.39 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.63 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.74 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Greenwood County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 18:53:02UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.850555°, -96.398888° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 53.94 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 313.60 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.92 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.96 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 30.06 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.66 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.50 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.93 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 53.94 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Kingman County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 18:53:02UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.424168°, -98.040276° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 21.64 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.26 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.42 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.69 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.64 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.87 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.08 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.30 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 21.64 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 38.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 82.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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