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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-16
Time: 14:51:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-16 14:56:00 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260471451170_e20260471453543_c20260471454043.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260471446170_e20260471448543_c20260471449038.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jefferson County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 14:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.139446°, -82.500000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jefferson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.44 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.40 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 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 Power6.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.50°
Mean Glint Angle94.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bulloch County, GA
NWS WFO Charleston SC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 14:52:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.395832°, -81.826942°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bulloch County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.32 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)293.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.44 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.03
Maximum Radiative Power9.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.60°
Mean Glint Angle92.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Palm Beach County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 14:52:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.684166°, -80.517220°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palm Beach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power287.62 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)334.17 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)34.41 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)39.20 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)42.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)33.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.34 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)33.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power287.62 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 31.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.10°
Mean Glint Angle82.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) El Mante, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 14:53:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.733889°, -98.856110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • El Mante (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.50 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power6.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 68.20°
Mean Glint Angle104.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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