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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-19
Time: 17:30:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-19 17:31:37 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260781730552_e20260781731010_c20260781731059.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalNONE
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Geary County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-19 17:31:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.046391°, -96.511665°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Geary County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power231.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)325.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)26.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.74 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.32 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power95.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.60°
Mean Glint Angle92.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Chase County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-19 17:31:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.261391°, -96.810555°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Chase County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power95.09 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)326.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.24 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)27.01 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.79 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power95.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.00°
Mean Glint Angle91.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Reno County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-19 17:31:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.118057°, -98.388054°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Reno County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power51.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.36 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power51.18 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.40°
Mean Glint Angle92.70°
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) Elk County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-19 17:31:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.586666°, -96.332497°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Elk County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power101.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)320.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.18 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power60.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.20°
Mean Glint Angle90.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Labette County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-19 17:31:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.256668°, -95.182777°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Labette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power171.39 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)326.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)17.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)31.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.86 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power106.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.60°
Mean Glint Angle88.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.00 km2
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