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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-18 |
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| Time: | 14:01:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-18 14:05:59 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260491401172_e20260491403545_c20260491404047.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260491356172_e20260491358545_c20260491359037.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) | Anderson County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 14:02:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.517221°, -95.685837° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 52.00 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 300.96 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 11.93 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 81.81 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 10.21 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.72 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.86 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 21.98 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 6 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.30 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.74 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.52 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 52.00 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 78.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 115.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Hendry County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Miami FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 14:02:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.754999°, -81.206390° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 32.98 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.02 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 12.55 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 13.42 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 16.17 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.66 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.23 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 20.64 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 12.70 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 | 32.98 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 32.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 88.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 4.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | FL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Hendry County, FL |
| NWS WFO | Miami FL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 14:02:52UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 26.687500°, -80.932220° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 169.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 321.22 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 24.94 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 22.70 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 28.02 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 28.87 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 24.15 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 42.66 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 23.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.94 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.81 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 120.16 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 32.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 87.90° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 14.10 km2 |
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