Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-02-15
Time:	19:56:18
Production Date and Time:	2026-02-15 20:01:07 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260461956183_e20260461958556_c20260461959049.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260461951183_e20260461953556_c20260461954050.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Cedar County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 19:56:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.731667°, -90.955002°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Cedar County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.23 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.12 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	19.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.79 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.63 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.59
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	59.20°
Mean Glint Angle	95.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Davis County, IA
NWS WFO	Des Moines IA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 19:56:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.845554°, -92.184166°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Davis County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.26 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.69 K
Similar Pixel Count	14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.26
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.00°
Mean Glint Angle	93.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Vernon County, MO
NWS WFO	Springfield MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 19:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.989445°, -94.592499°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Vernon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	7.36 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.69 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.88 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	7.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.60°
Mean Glint Angle	88.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AR
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Madison County, AR
NWS WFO	Tulsa OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 19:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.923332°, -93.661392°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Madison County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	3.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.44 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.49 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.69 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.12 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	3.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	46.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.10°
Mean Glint Angle	84.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.80 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Stephens County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 19:57:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.621666°, -98.071388°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Stephens County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.54 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	6.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	47.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.40°
Mean Glint Angle	81.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_750_m TXw_750_m
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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 Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 19:58:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.663334°, -83.194725°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	85.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	326.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	20.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	26.63 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	31.20 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	19.83 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.21 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	19.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.62
Maximum Radiative Power	85.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.70°
Mean Glint Angle	63.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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 Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 19:58:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.610834°, -78.961670°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	36.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	10.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.05 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	10.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	36.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.80°
Mean Glint Angle	65.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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