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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-02-19
Time: 20:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-19 20:27:09 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260502021175_e20260502023548_c20260502024046.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G18_s20260502011175_e20260502013548_c20260502014044.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Fergus County, MT
NWS WFO Great Falls MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-19 20:21:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 46.770279°, -109.461945°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Fergus County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power35.87 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)19.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)27.85 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.88 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval10.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power35.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 60.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.50°
Mean Glint Angle116.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 8.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MT
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Carbon County, MT
NWS WFO Billings MT
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-19 20:21:24UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.190556°, -109.435280°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Carbon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power26.10 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.07 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)30.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)31.83 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.64 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.16 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 K
Image Interval10.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.32
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.74
Maximum Radiative Power26.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.90°
Mean Glint Angle113.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Curry County, OR
NWS WFO Medford OR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-19 20:21:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.287777°, -124.306389°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Curry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power34.80 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)289.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.42 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.56 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.11 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.00 K
Image Interval10.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.56
Maximum Radiative Power13.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.90°
Mean Glint Angle102.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 19.00 km2
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