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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-03-21 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:49:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-21 17:50:44 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260801749550_e20260801750011_c20260801750062.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260801748550_e20260801749008_c20260801749064.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | NE |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Lincoln County, NE |
| NWS WFO | North Platte NE |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-21 17:49:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.829445°, -100.221664° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 128.08 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS), Known Incident: Cottonwood (HIGH, tdiff=0.9 |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 330.54 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.30 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.82 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 27.49 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 17.97 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.84 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.52 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.88 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.91 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 73.10 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 54.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 43.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 96.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 13.60 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Franklin County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Topeka KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-21 17:49:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 38.485832°, -95.173058° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.87 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 315.79 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.42 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.71 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.27 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.59 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.51 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.47 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.49 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.87 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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