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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-21
Time: 21:55:25
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-21 21:56:50 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260802155250_e20260802155308_c20260802155355.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260802154250_e20260802154308_c20260802154357.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) Switzerland County, IN
NWS WFO Wilmington OH
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 21:55:26UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.846390°, -85.098892°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Switzerland County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.88 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.14 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 68.60°
Mean Glint Angle77.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Dubois County, IN
NWS WFO Louisville KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 21:55:26UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.460556°, -86.808609°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Dubois County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.32 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.20°
Mean Glint Angle75.60°
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) Orangeburg County, SC
NWS WFO Columbia SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-21 21:55:30UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.404999°, -80.592499°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Orangeburg County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.74 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.38 K
Similar Pixel Count10
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.20
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.60°
Mean Glint Angle77.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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