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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-01-31
Time: 23:46:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-01-31 23:50:59 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260312346182_e20260312348555_c20260312349052.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260312341182_e20260312343555_c20260312344067.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) St. Charles Parish, LA
NWS WFO New Orleans LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-31 23:47:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.006666°, -90.396385°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • St. Charles Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventIndustrial
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)276.18 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.12 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.15 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.34 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.70
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 92.80°
Mean Glint Angle85.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Matagorda County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-31 23:47:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.865555°, -95.684723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Matagorda County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.70 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.98 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)23.22 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.24
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 88.00°
Mean Glint Angle77.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Nueces County, TX
NWS WFO Corpus Christi TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-31 23:47:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.620001°, -97.775558°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Nueces County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)284.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.10 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.13 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 85.90°
Mean Glint Angle74.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cameron County, TX
NWS WFO Brownsville TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-31 23:47:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.309444°, -97.815834°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cameron County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.89 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.37 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 85.30°
Mean Glint Angle72.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-01-31 23:48:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.397778°, -83.336670°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power216.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)29.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)17.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)31.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)45.59 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)36.60 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 Power81.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 96.50°
Mean Glint Angle93.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 18.10 km2
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