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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-18 |
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| Time: | 23:26:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-18 23:31:01 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260492326172_e20260492328545_c20260492329043.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260492321172_e20260492323545_c20260492324046.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
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| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Jasper County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Lincoln IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 23:26:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.027500°, -88.195831° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.70 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 283.78 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.66 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.04 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 2.00 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.12 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.23 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.03 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.80 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.75 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.70 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 47.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 89.80° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 86.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 11.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Seward County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Dodge City KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 23:26:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.129444°, -100.719444° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 14.69 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.44 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 7.20 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.78 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.22 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.46 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.38 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.60 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.20 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.70 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 14.69 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.00° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 79.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 72.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Gaines County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Midland/Odessa TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-18 23:27:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.766109°, -102.959724° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.67 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Critical Fire Risk (NWS/SPC) and Red Flag Warning (NWS) (Detection is near: Oil/Gas) |
| Event Priority Ranking | 1 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 293.95 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.84 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.49 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.94 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.28 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.08 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 12.72 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 3 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.60 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.30 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.67 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 76.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 66.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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