Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-02-19
Time:	20:31:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-02-19 20:36:08 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260502031173_e20260502033546_c20260502034052.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260502026173_e20260502028546_c20260502029041.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	13

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Osage County, OK
NWS WFO	Tulsa OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:31:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	36.646111°, -96.012779°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Osage County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	377.39 MW
Map:
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)	333.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	45.04 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	41.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	47.72 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	61.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	46.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	26.82 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	40.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.14
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.80
Maximum Radiative Power	377.39 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	55.10°
Mean Glint Angle	81.70°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	12.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Duplin County, NC
NWS WFO	Newport/Morehead City NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.866665°, -77.830833°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Duplin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	41.13 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	301.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.14 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	10.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.90 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.41 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	7.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.25
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.98
Maximum Radiative Power	41.13 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	64.00°
Mean Glint Angle	89.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.60 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	NC
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Bladen County, NC
NWS WFO	Wilmington NC
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	34.500832°, -78.246666°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Bladen County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	163.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	321.55 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	27.40 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	25.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	30.94 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	40.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	27.82 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.21 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	31.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.59
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.47
Maximum Radiative Power	163.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	40.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	63.50°
Mean Glint Angle	88.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	10.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	WV-KYe-VAw-NCw-TNe-SCn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	GA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Jones County, GA
NWS WFO	Peachtree City GA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.132778°, -83.738052°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Jones County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	34.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.64 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.03 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	20.10 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.91 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.03 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.10 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.78
Maximum Radiative Power	34.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	59.20°
Mean Glint Angle	81.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Sumter County, AL
NWS WFO	Birmingham AL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	32.911388°, -88.331390°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Sumter County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	23.05 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	305.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	7.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.67 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.55 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.86 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.95
Maximum Radiative Power	23.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	56.20°
Mean Glint Angle	78.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.30 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Anderson County, TX
NWS WFO	Fort Worth TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.801945°, -95.811943°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Anderson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	36.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	312.86 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	9.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.39 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	18.47 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	9.17 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.35 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	6.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.82
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.99
Maximum Radiative Power	36.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	43.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	51.30°
Mean Glint Angle	73.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Chihuahua
Country/Countries	Mexico
County/Locality(s)	Janos, Chihuahua
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:18UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	31.010555°, -108.709999°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Agua Prieta (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	240.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	324.56 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	21.12 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	9.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	38.26 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	31.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	18.03 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	17.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.40
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.57
Maximum Radiative Power	178.76 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	51.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	45.20°
Mean Glint Angle	73.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	19.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Union County, FL
NWS WFO	Jacksonville FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.044167°, -82.386948°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Union County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	121.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	314.28 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	16.55 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	18.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	19.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	27.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	21.11 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	16.90 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	63.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	36.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	58.00°
Mean Glint Angle	77.60°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	9.90 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	LA
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	St. Mary Parish, LA
NWS WFO	Lake Charles LA
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.901112°, -91.620277°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	St. Mary Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	17.74 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	307.38 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.56 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.26 K
Similar Pixel Count	20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.20 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	0.65
Maximum Radiative Power	17.74 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	39.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.10°
Mean Glint Angle	71.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.20 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MS-AL-GAw-FLw_750_m TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Austin County, TX
NWS WFO	Houston/Galveston TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:32:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	29.831667°, -96.258888°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Austin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	306.83 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.72 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.20 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.48 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.00 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.76
Maximum Radiative Power	16.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	41.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	49.50°
Mean Glint Angle	69.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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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 Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:33:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.880556°, -82.223892°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	27.44 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	313.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	7.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	13.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.18 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	4.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	27.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.80°
Mean Glint Angle	66.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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 Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:33:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.662500°, -83.094170°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	13.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	309.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	5.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	10.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	13.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.10 K
Similar Pixel Count	17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.97
Maximum Radiative Power	13.15 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	53.00°
Mean Glint Angle	64.80°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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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 Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-19 20:33:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.239445°, -83.867775°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	15.02 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	310.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.36 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	11.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.69 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.63 K
Similar Pixel Count	11
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.40
Maximum Radiative Power	15.02 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	52.20°
Mean Glint Angle	63.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.50 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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