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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-19
Time: 22:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-19 22:31:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260502226173_e20260502228546_c20260502229023.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260502221173_e20260502223546_c20260502224012.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Scotland County, NC
NWS WFO Raleigh NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-19 22:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.778889°, -79.511948°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Scotland County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)38.23 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.43 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.60 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.50°
Mean Glint Angle92.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Columbus County, NC
NWS WFO Wilmington NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-19 22:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.332222°, -78.646385°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Columbus County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power16.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.44 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.14 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.55 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.79
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power16.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 84.10°
Mean Glint Angle93.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.50 km2
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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 MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-19 22:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.628334°, -95.523888°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Anderson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.09 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.35 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.62 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.86 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.00°
Mean Glint Angle70.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) San Jacinto County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-19 22:27:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.647223°, -95.312225°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • San Jacinto County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.52 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.10 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.67 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.75 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 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 Power6.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 69.70°
Mean Glint Angle70.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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