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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-18
Time: 22:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-18 23:01:14 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260492256172_e20260492258545_c20260492259033.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260492251172_e20260492253545_c20260492254042.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Vernon County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 22:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.795834°, -94.323891°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Vernon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power28.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.73 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)40.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.43 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)79.85 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power28.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 79.40°
Mean Glint Angle79.10°
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) Love County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 22:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.057220°, -97.400833°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Love County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power54.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventElevated Fire Risk (NWS/SPC)
Event Priority Ranking3
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)27.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.54 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power27.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 75.50°
Mean Glint Angle72.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McCurtain County, OK
NWS WFO Shreveport LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 22:57:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.837223°, -94.679443°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • McCurtain County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.14 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.35 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)13.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.21 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.14 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 77.50°
Mean Glint Angle75.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-18 22:58:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.540556°, -83.246391°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.54 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.78 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.12 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.19 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.20°
Mean Glint Angle82.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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