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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-17 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 00:06:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-17 00:10:54 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260480006170_e20260480008543_c20260480009024.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260480001170_e20260480003543_c20260480004033.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SD |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Davison County, SD |
| NWS WFO | Sioux Falls SD |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-17 00:06:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 43.538887°, -98.005280° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 376.51 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 312.51 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 38.72 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 46.61 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 33.14 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 39.15 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 38.64 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 52.22 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 37.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.71 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 161.36 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 55.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 91.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 77.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 21.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Leon County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Fort Worth TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-17 00:07:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.346666°, -96.166946° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 20.57 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Industrial |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 292.50 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.81 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.40 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.84 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.31 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.66 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 29.54 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.90 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.74 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 89.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 75.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.00 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | San Luis Potosí |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | El Naranjo, San Luis Potosí |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-17 00:08:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.644444°, -99.471107° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 15.68 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.68 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.95 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 7.33 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.02 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.47 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.37 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.00 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 | 15.68 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 84.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 65.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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