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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-18
Time: 20:29:25
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-18 20:30:05 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260492029251_e20260492029308_c20260492029358.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260492028251_e20260492028308_c20260492028370.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jones County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 20:29:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.245834°, -90.944443°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jones County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.77 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventCritical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.85 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.60 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.57 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.49 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.77 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 62.00°
Mean Glint Angle93.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Moultrie County, IL
NWS WFO Lincoln IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 20:29:28UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.741390°, -88.660004°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Moultrie County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.47 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.52 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 61.10°
Mean Glint Angle90.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Comanche County, KS
NWS WFO Dodge City KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 20:29:29UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.289722°, -99.135834°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Comanche County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power1139.99 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventCritical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)330.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)53.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)25.97 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)42.52 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)80.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)52.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.47 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)12.40 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.88
Maximum Radiative Power625.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.40°
Mean Glint Angle83.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.50 km2
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