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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-20
Time: 16:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-20 16:36:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260511631174_e20260511633547_c20260511634002.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260511626174_e20260511628547_c20260511629036.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Shannon County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 16:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.332500°, -91.448891°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Shannon County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.38 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)292.02 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.46 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.80 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.05 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.88 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.90
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.38 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 54.80°
Mean Glint Angle101.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lafayette County, MS
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 16:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.459446°, -89.468887°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Lafayette County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power67.47 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.37 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)14.18 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)25.89 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.03 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.61 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)11.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power67.47 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.50°
Mean Glint Angle94.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Uvalde County, TX
NWS WFO Austin/San Antonio TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 16:32:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.272223°, -99.773888°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Uvalde County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.61 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.22 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.25 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.36 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.63
Maximum Radiative Power14.61 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.00°
Mean Glint Angle96.60°
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) Willacy County, TX
NWS WFO Brownsville TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 16:32:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.430000°, -97.498337°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Willacy County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power48.50 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.25 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.07 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.35 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power48.50 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.60°
Mean Glint Angle89.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 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/Time2026-02-20 16:33:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.883888°, -82.586113°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.46 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)314.74 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.21 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.87 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.84 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.46 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 28.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.50°
Mean Glint Angle66.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
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