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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-18 |
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| Time: | 01:06:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-18 01:10:51 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260490106171_e20260490108544_c20260490109031.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260490101171_e20260490103544_c20260490104026.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Nuevo Morelos, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 01:08:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.514444°, -99.215553° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 34.96 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.82 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.48 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.12 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.16 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.19 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.50 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.31 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.46 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.64 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 98.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 15.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | San Luis Potosí |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 01:08:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.140833°, -99.178055° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 24.77 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.49 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.48 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 7.53 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.54 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.29 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.85 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.45 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.90 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 13.71 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 98.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 73.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | San Luis Potosí |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 01:08:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 21.848888°, -99.025276° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.87 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 298.09 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.69 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.59 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.18 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.29 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.89 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.53 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.40 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.87 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 98.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 74.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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