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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-18 |
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| Time: | 01:21:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-18 01:25:53 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260490121171_e20260490123544_c20260490124036.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260490111171_e20260490113544_c20260490114028.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Dallam County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Amarillo TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 01:22:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.126667°, -102.800278° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 19.34 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 282.88 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.16 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 10.24 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 1.86 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.29 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.17 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 22.23 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.90 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.54 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 9.84 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 100.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 71.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Ocampo, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 01:23:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.895000°, -99.483330° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 13.78 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) | 296.05 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.90 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.83 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.75 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.21 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.57 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.24 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.10 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.78 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 101.30° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 75.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.20 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 01:23:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 21.803333°, -98.857780° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 5.51 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 296.84 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.98 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.85 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.78 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.16 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.44 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.64 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 10.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.95 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 5.51 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 37.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 101.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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