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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-20
Time: 01:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-20 01:31:23 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260790126170_e20260790128543_c20260790129028.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260790121170_e20260790123543_c20260790124014.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Taylor County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 01:26:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.767502°, -94.546387°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Taylor County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power135.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.89 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)-4.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)34.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.50 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.71 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)12.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power69.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 101.80°
Mean Glint Angle70.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Marion County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 01:26:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.465279°, -97.259720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Marion County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.65 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power25.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 100.00°
Mean Glint Angle67.60°
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) Harper County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 01:26:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.225277°, -98.230835°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Harper County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power275.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)25.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.87 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)21.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power139.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 99.40°
Mean Glint Angle66.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Vance County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 01:26:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.342224°, -78.426666°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Vance County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.87 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 115.10°
Mean Glint Angle93.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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