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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-18
Time: 19:58:56
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-18 19:59:38 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260771958562_e20260771959020_c20260771959069.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260771957562_e20260771958020_c20260771958077.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Atchison County, KS
NWS WFO Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 19:59:02UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.518612°, -95.531387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Atchison County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power106.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)31.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.12 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.80 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.16
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power56.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.70°
Mean Glint Angle79.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bourbon County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 19:59:02UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.868610°, -94.864441°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bourbon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.35 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.11 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.50°
Mean Glint Angle76.30°
Water Fraction0.00
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) Butler County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 19:59:02UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.611668°, -96.945274°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Butler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power67.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.55 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.17 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.00 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power39.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.50°
Mean Glint Angle75.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.30 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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 19:59:02UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.589169°, -98.262779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kingman County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.66 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.78 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.90°
Mean Glint Angle76.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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