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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-17
Time: 16:46:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-17 16:51:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260481646171_e20260481648544_c20260481649030.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260481641171_e20260481643544_c20260481644045.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) Twiggs County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-17 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.626945°, -83.276665°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Twiggs County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.45 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.49 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.45 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.49
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.20°
Mean Glint Angle86.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Thomas County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-17 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.979166°, -83.939720°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Thomas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.88 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.69 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.17
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.90°
Mean Glint Angle83.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Brooks County, GA
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-17 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.791111°, -83.656113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Brooks County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.58 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.83 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.60°
Mean Glint Angle82.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Gadsden County, FL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-17 16:47:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.526945°, -84.394165°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Gadsden County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.62 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.60°
Mean Glint Angle82.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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