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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 15:02:25 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-18 15:03:04 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260491502250_e20260491502308_c20260491502370.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260491501250_e20260491501308_c20260491501366.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Sangamon County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 15:02:28UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.769444°, -89.613335° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.24 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Likely an Urban Source |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 292.34 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.03 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.65 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.43 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.48 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.16 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.91 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.38 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.24 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 67.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 111.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | OK |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jefferson County, OK |
| NWS WFO | Norman OK |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 15:02:29UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 34.112221°, -97.570000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 73.29 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Elevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 3 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 294.26 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 16.31 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 23.07 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 4.37 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 38.80 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.52 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.28 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 8.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.56 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.90 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 73.29 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 69.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 113.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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