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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-20
Time: 23:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-20 23:06:21 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260792301171_e20260792303544_c20260792304014.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260792256171_e20260792258544_c20260792259040.nc
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) Wabaunsee County, KS
NWS WFO Topeka KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 23:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.799446°, -96.367500°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Wabaunsee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.62 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.98 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 72.70°
Mean Glint Angle66.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Gallatin County, IL
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 23:01:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.888332°, -88.126945°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Gallatin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.37 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.35 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.27 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.80°
Mean Glint Angle74.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Barber County, KS
NWS WFO Dodge City KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 23:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.004723°, -98.491943°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Barber County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power33.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.64 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.29
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.61
Maximum Radiative Power33.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.60°
Mean Glint Angle63.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Delaware County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 23:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.595276°, -94.666664°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Delaware County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.98 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.02 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.40 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.69 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.39
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.76
Maximum Radiative Power16.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 73.40°
Mean Glint Angle66.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Payne County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-20 23:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.066666°, -96.770836°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Payne County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power35.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.10 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.80 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power20.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.70°
Mean Glint Angle63.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.90 km2
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