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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-27
Time: 03:45:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-27 03:46:37 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260860345555_e20260860346012_c20260860346071.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260860344555_e20260860345012_c20260860345067.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Stafford County, KS
NWS WFO Dodge City KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-27 03:45:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.202499°, -98.502502°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Stafford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power243.07 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.64 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)28.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.58 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.00 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)30.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.13 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)23.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power122.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 123.10°
Mean Glint Angle74.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 25.30 km2
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