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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 14:03:54 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-20 14:04:36 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260791403549_e20260791404007_c20260791404056.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260791402549_e20260791403007_c20260791403060.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Mercer County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 14:03:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.393612°, -93.479164° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.34 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) | 290.97 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.21 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.38 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.15 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.56 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.97 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 14 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.78 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.34 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 71.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 108.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Linn County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 14:03:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.960556°, -92.916664° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 10.23 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) | 290.68 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.00 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.96 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.13 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.42 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.38 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 70.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 107.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Macoupin County, IL |
| NWS WFO | St Louis MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 14:03:55UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.454445°, -89.970001° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.97 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) | 294.90 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.40 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.03 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.06 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.43 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.09 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.26 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.60 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.69 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 15.97 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 68.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 103.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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