Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-02-15
Time:	20:31:18
Production Date and Time:	2026-02-15 20:36:07 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260462031183_e20260462033556_c20260462034068.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260462026183_e20260462028556_c20260462029048.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	7

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MT
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Big Horn County, MT
NWS WFO	Billings MT
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 20:31:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	45.127499°, -107.433609°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Big Horn County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.22 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.78 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	61.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.10°
Mean Glint Angle	97.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	8.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MTe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NE
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Washington County, NE
NWS WFO	Omaha/Valley NE
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 20:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.661945°, -96.395554°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	300.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.31 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	10.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	53.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.40°
Mean Glint Angle	91.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	IL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	McLean County, IL
NWS WFO	Lincoln IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 20:31:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.684444°, -88.961670°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	McLean County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.49 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.05 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	8.91 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	62.80°
Mean Glint Angle	92.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.10 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WIs-ILn-MIw-INn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	MO
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Adair County, MO
NWS WFO	Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 20:31:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	40.085278°, -92.586113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Adair County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	11.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	298.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.85 K
Similar Pixel Count	6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.45
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.93
Maximum Radiative Power	11.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	60.70°
Mean Glint Angle	89.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MNs-IA-MOnw-NEe_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	KS
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Sedgwick County, KS
NWS WFO	Wichita KS
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 20:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	37.521946°, -97.282219°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sedgwick County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	10.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	299.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.13 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.36 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.50 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	10.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	49.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.50°
Mean Glint Angle	84.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 20:33:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.209723°, -80.370003°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	6.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.95 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	0.86 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.22 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	6.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	26.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.60°
Mean Glint Angle	68.40°
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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-15 20:33:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.486944°, -78.445831°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	35.55 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.92 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.58 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.99
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	35.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.70°
Mean Glint Angle	69.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	8.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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