Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-02-16
Time:	19:06:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-02-16 19:11:15 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260471906170_e20260471908543_c20260471909046.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260471901170_e20260471903543_c20260471904017.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	12

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	WI
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Crawford County, WI
NWS WFO	La Crosse WI
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:06:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	43.392223°, -91.129166°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Crawford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	4.63 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	294.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.92 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.68 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.40 K
Similar Pixel Count	21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.43
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	4.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	52.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	57.10°
Mean Glint Angle	102.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.60 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)	Louisa County, IA
NWS WFO	Quad Cities IL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:06:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	41.093056°, -91.275002°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Louisa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	17.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.56 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	0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	13.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	50.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	54.80°
Mean Glint Angle	97.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.30 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)	OR
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Curry County, OR
NWS WFO	Medford OR
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:06:48UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	42.452778°, -124.362221°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Curry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	61.66 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	293.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	13.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	21.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.71 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.50 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.60 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.68
Maximum Radiative Power	61.66 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	69.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.40°
Mean Glint Angle	118.20°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	ORsw-CAn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Garfield County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.271389°, -97.461670°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Garfield County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	35.18 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	303.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.18 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.58 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.30 K
Similar Pixel Count	14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	17.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.20°
Mean Glint Angle	89.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.10 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)	AR
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Sebastian County, AR
NWS WFO	Tulsa OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:07:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.046665°, -94.233330°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sebastian County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	5.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	9.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.71 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.74 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	5.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.40°
Mean Glint Angle	86.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	SC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Berkeley County, SC
NWS WFO	Charleston SC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:07:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.016109°, -79.872498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Berkeley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Industrial
Event Priority Ranking	5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	295.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.92 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	8.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.96 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.18 K
Similar Pixel Count	4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 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	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	6.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	38.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	50.70°
Mean Glint Angle	83.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Lowndes County, GA
NWS WFO	Tallahassee FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:07:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.923334°, -83.253334°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Lowndes County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.14 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.63 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.48 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.88 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	7.00 K
Similar Pixel Count	5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	9.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.50°
Mean Glint Angle	78.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Matagorda County, TX
NWS WFO	Houston/Galveston TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:07:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.719444°, -96.021385°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Matagorda County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.75 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	10.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.82 K
Similar Pixel Count	9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.88
Maximum Radiative Power	8.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.90°
Mean Glint Angle	74.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m TXs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Refugio County, TX
NWS WFO	Corpus Christi TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:07:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	28.266388°, -97.216110°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Refugio County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.16 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.24 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.11 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.20 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	0.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	9.52 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.30°
Mean Glint Angle	73.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Nuevo León
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	General Escobedo, Nuevo León
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:07:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	25.828056°, -100.433052°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	General Escobedo (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	62.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	325.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	12.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.71 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	0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.74
Maximum Radiative Power	62.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	38.50°
Mean Glint Angle	70.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 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	2026-02-16 19:08:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.926666°, -82.730003°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.33 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.85
Maximum Radiative Power	17.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	40.70°
Mean Glint Angle	62.00°
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)	San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Tamuín, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-16 19:08:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.003334°, -98.629723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Tamuín (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	12.36 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	1.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.53 K
Similar Pixel Count	22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.19
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	12.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	37.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	34.90°
Mean Glint Angle	62.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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