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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-16
Time: 19:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-16 19:06:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260471901170_e20260471903543_c20260471904017.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260471856170_e20260471858543_c20260471859025.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cook County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 19:01:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.102501°, -88.232498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cook County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.72 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.07 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.73 K
Similar Pixel Count19
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.10°
Mean Glint Angle99.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Fremont County, IA
NWS WFO Omaha/Valley NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 19:01:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.653332°, -95.783890°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Fremont County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.04 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.53
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power17.29 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.60°
Mean Glint Angle97.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Nuevo León
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 19:02:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 25.954166°, -100.301941°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Salinas Victoria (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)315.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.38 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.98 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.52 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.10 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.76
Maximum Radiative Power10.86 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.60°
Mean Glint Angle71.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Nuevo León
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-16 19:02:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 25.405001°, -99.965279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cadereyta Jiménez (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.36 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power11.99 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.10°
Mean Glint Angle70.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.60 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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