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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-18
Time: 22:13:56
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-18 22:15:21 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260772213562_e20260772214020_c20260772214067.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260772212562_e20260772213020_c20260772213077.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Shawnee County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 22:14:02UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.157501°, -95.936943°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Shawnee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.60 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.59 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.78 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.60 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.90°
Mean Glint Angle69.70°
Water Fraction0.00
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) Crawford County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 22:14:02UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.590000°, -95.084442°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Crawford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.82 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.90°
Mean Glint Angle68.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cowley County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 22:14:02UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.239166°, -96.708054°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cowley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.38 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.24 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.21
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power13.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 63.50°
Mean Glint Angle66.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pontotoc County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-18 22:14:02UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.649723°, -96.911942°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Pontotoc County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.35 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.82 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 62.30°
Mean Glint Angle63.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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