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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-21
Time: 18:47:25
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-21 18:48:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260801847250_e20260801847308_c20260801847368.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260801846250_e20260801846308_c20260801846374.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Grant County, IN
NWS WFO Northern Indiana IN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 18:47:26UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.626945°, -85.710831°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Grant County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power61.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.22 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.79 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.29
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power30.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.90°
Mean Glint Angle85.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) PA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bedford County, PA
NWS WFO State College PA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 18:47:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.910278°, -78.279999°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Bedford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.14 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.23 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.91 K
Similar Pixel Count14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.70°
Mean Glint Angle85.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bamberg County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 18:47:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.290001°, -81.054443°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Bamberg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.82 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.63 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 37.90°
Mean Glint Angle71.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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