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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-18
Time: 18:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-18 19:01:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260491856172_e20260491858545_c20260491859031.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260491851172_e20260491853545_c20260491854033.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Archer County, TX
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 18:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.515556°, -98.457779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Archer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power56.75 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.10 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.09
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power35.07 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.50°
Mean Glint Angle84.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wise County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 18:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.147499°, -97.633888°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wise County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.30 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.56 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.21 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.61 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.20°
Mean Glint Angle83.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Chihuahua
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 18:57:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.537500°, -106.869446°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cuauhtémoc (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power347.69 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)339.09 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)31.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)30.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)47.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)38.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.41 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.19 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)29.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.91
Maximum Radiative Power205.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.90°
Mean Glint Angle81.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 18:58:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.018333°, -79.113335°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power55.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.30 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.26 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.28 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.89
Maximum Radiative Power55.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 26.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.00°
Mean Glint Angle61.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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