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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-16
Time: 15:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-16 15:35:59 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260471531170_e20260471533543_c20260471534018.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260471526170_e20260471528543_c20260471529047.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Muscatine County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 15:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.371666°, -91.196945°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Muscatine County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power106.91 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.22 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)34.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.50 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)14.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.86
Maximum Radiative Power54.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.40°
Mean Glint Angle113.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Neosho County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 15:31:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.460278°, -95.093887°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Neosho County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.53 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.79 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.65 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.21 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.55 K
Similar Pixel Count21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 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 Power7.53 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.00°
Mean Glint Angle112.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hendry County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 15:32:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.536388°, -80.902222°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hendry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power375.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)340.36 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)36.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)20.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)43.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)45.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)35.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.92 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)36.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.82
Maximum Radiative Power192.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 31.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.80°
Mean Glint Angle78.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.40 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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 15:32:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.490000°, -80.506386°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palm Beach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.73 K
Similar Pixel Count12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.64
Maximum Radiative Power15.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 31.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.50°
Mean Glint Angle78.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.70 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 15:32:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.471111°, -80.836113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Palm Beach County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power394.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)340.79 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)39.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)44.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)47.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)38.55 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.49 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)40.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.91
Maximum Radiative Power199.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 31.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.70°
Mean Glint Angle78.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.40 km2
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