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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-15
Time: 19:46:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-15 19:51:04 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260461946183_e20260461948556_c20260461949044.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260461941183_e20260461943556_c20260461944052.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Iroquois County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:46:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.520279°, -88.070000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Iroquois County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.53 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.39
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 58.30°
Mean Glint Angle94.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Ringgold County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.700554°, -94.252777°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ringgold County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.73 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.40°
Mean Glint Angle94.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Beckham County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.251667°, -99.540001°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Beckham County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.32 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.10 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.84 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.35 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.90°
Mean Glint Angle84.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hillsborough County, FL
NWS WFO Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:47:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 27.701111°, -82.214447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hillsborough County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power44.60 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.25 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.07 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.27
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.26
Maximum Radiative Power44.60 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 33.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 50.50°
Mean Glint Angle73.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) San Vicente Tancuayalab, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:48:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.773611°, -98.513885°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • San Vicente Tancuayalab (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.66 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.46 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 36.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 37.50°
Mean Glint Angle58.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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