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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-03-28
Time: 19:49:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-03-28 19:50:45 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260871949556_e20260871950015_c20260871950070.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260871948556_e20260871949014_c20260871949068.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lyon County, IA
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-28 19:49:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.322224°, -95.966393°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lyon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.44 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventCritical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.43 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.64 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.60 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 Power23.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.50°
Mean Glint Angle83.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wichita County, KS
NWS WFO Goodland KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-03-28 19:50:00UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.490276°, -101.290833°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Wichita County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power40.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventCritical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.69 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.30 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.60 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.40°
Mean Glint Angle75.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.10 km2
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