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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-02-18
Time: 21:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-18 21:31:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260492126172_e20260492128545_c20260492129037.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260492121172_e20260492123545_c20260492124047.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Appanoose County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 21:26:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.591389°, -92.849998°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Appanoose County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.39 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.94 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.13 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.21 K
Similar Pixel Count14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 67.10°
Mean Glint Angle86.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Custer County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 21:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.776669°, -98.950836°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Custer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power31.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventCritical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS)
Event Priority Ranking1
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.08 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.71 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.63 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.40°
Mean Glint Angle76.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Holmes County, FL
NWS WFO Tallahassee FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 21:27:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.869722°, -85.713608°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Holmes County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power343.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)37.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)32.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)52.65 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)37.57 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.29 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)28.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.81
Maximum Radiative Power221.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 66.00°
Mean Glint Angle78.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) González, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 21:28:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.753611°, -98.815002°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • González (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.43 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.59 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.99 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.98 K
Similar Pixel Count11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power13.43 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.80°
Mean Glint Angle54.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 21:28:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.480556°, -69.241112°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.70 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.49 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 22.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.40°
Mean Glint Angle88.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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