Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-01-18
Time: 22:36:16
Production Date and Time: 2026-01-18 22:40:57 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260182236167_e20260182238540_c20260182239034.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260182231167_e20260182233540_c20260182234037.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Williamson County, TX
NWS WFO Austin/San Antonio TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-18 22:37:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.513889°, -97.521667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Williamson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power3.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.73 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.03 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power3.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 76.30°
Mean Glint Angle76.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Padilla, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-18 22:38:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 24.058889°, -99.069168°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Padilla (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power43.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.58 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)15.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.29 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)65.01 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.36
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.90
Maximum Radiative Power43.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 71.50°
Mean Glint Angle67.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Haiti
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-18 22:38:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.939167°, -72.411110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.86 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.35
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 22.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 91.30°
Mean Glint Angle102.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-18 22:38:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.599167°, -69.178337°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.43 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.98 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.69 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 94.10°
Mean Glint Angle107.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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