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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:20:54 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-20 18:22:19 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260791820549_e20260791821007_c20260791821060.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260791819549_e20260791820008_c20260791820052.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Shelby County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 18:20:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.332779°, -88.566391° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 44.81 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 303.68 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.32 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.81 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.50 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 36.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.21 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.70 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 44.81 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 40.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Coffee County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Tallahassee FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-20 18:20:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.223888°, -86.183609° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 34.76 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 314.20 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.32 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.23 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.97 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.49 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 18.41 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.89 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 34.76 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 32.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 67.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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