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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-27
Time: 16:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-27 16:46:04 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260861641177_e20260861643550_c20260861644013.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260861636177_e20260861638550_c20260861639036.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Ogle County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-27 16:41:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.191113°, -89.264999°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Ogle County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.47 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.60 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.00°
Mean Glint Angle94.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Greene County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-27 16:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.782223°, -87.872223°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Greene County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.50 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.39 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.40°
Mean Glint Angle75.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Matamoros, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-27 16:42:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.001667°, -97.648056°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Matamoros (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)318.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.62 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.56 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.67
Maximum Radiative Power20.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.50°
Mean Glint Angle75.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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