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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-18
Time: 17:11:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-18 17:20:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260491711172_e20260491713545_c20260491714036.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260491706172_e20260491708545_c20260491709054.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Crawford County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 17:11:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.641388°, -95.075279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Crawford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.60 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.59 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.30 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.60 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.30°
Mean Glint Angle101.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Okmulgee County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 17:12:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.577221°, -95.819443°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Okmulgee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.29 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.65 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.17 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.41 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.05 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.56 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.77
Maximum Radiative Power14.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.70°
Mean Glint Angle98.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Appling County, GA
NWS WFO Jacksonville FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 17:12:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.816111°, -82.372223°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Appling County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power28.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.98 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.68 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.76 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.47 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power28.83 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.40°
Mean Glint Angle82.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lafayette County, FL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 17:12:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.191668°, -83.267502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lafayette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power237.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)325.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)22.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)33.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)32.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)42.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)22.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.42 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)20.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.11
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.14
Maximum Radiative Power159.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 36.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.00°
Mean Glint Angle79.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.90 km2
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