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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-18
Time: 17:51:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-18 17:56:12 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260491751172_e20260491753545_c20260491754006.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260491746172_e20260491748545_c20260491749018.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Bennett County, SD
NWS WFO Rapid City SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 17:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.337776°, -102.065834°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Bennett County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.49 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.62 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.95 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.08 K
Similar Pixel Count14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.34
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.60°
Mean Glint Angle113.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NM
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Socorro County, NM
NWS WFO Albuquerque NM
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 17:52:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.429165°, -106.728058°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Socorro County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.32 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.13 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.37
Maximum Radiative Power27.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.00°
Mean Glint Angle101.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) GA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Pulaski County, GA
NWS WFO Peachtree City GA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 17:52:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.204166°, -83.387497°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Pulaski County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power36.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.23 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.61 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.12 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.33 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.96
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power36.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 38.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.20°
Mean Glint Angle81.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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