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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-23 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 01:56:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-23 02:01:03 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260820156173_e20260820158546_c20260820159017.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260820151173_e20260820153546_c20260820154027.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | LaSalle County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Chicago IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-23 01:56:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.244167°, -88.969719° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.60 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 275.37 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.32 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.26 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 0.05 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.16 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.00 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.54 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.60 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 110.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Cherokee County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Springfield MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-23 01:56:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.010834°, -94.821663° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.30 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 285.97 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.59 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.37 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.86 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.24 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.88 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.77 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.44 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.30 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 107.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Webb County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Corpus Christi TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-23 01:57:49UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 27.656666°, -98.918335° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.02 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 297.06 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.62 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.32 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.12 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.07 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.66 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.83 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.60 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.02 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 106.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.40 km2 |
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