Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) - Experimental ; CIMSS

Date:	2026-02-20
Time:	19:16:17
Production Date and Time:	2026-02-20 19:21:46 UTC
Primary Instrument:	GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id:	666
Location/orbit:	GEO
L1 File:	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260511916174_e20260511918547_c20260511919030.nc
L1 File(s) - Temporal	OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260511911174_e20260511913547_c20260511914032.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts:	8

Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	OK
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Blaine County, OK
NWS WFO	Norman OK
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-20 19:17:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.628334°, -98.400558°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Blaine County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	8.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.33 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.27 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.67 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	12.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	6.40 K
Similar Pixel Count	25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.90 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	8.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.40°
Mean Glint Angle	86.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	6.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	KSsw-COse-OKw-TXnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	AR
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Conway County, AR
NWS WFO	Little Rock AR
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-20 19:17:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	35.441387°, -92.664169°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Conway County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	16.24 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	297.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	3.50 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	2.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.87 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	14.22 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.72 K
Similar Pixel Count	12
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	16.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	48.30°
Mean Glint Angle	84.50°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	11.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	MOsw-KSe-OKe-ARnw_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	TX
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Denton County, TX
NWS WFO	Fort Worth TX
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-20 19:17:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	33.177223°, -97.145279°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Denton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	14.54 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	302.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	4.53 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	3.09 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.40 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	17.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	4.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.17 K
Similar Pixel Count	24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	2.70 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.88
Maximum Radiative Power	14.54 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	45.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	45.20°
Mean Glint Angle	80.90°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.70 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	TXe-LA-ARs_750_m
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	FL
Country/Countries	United States
County/Locality(s)	Hamilton County, FL
NWS WFO	Jacksonville FL
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-20 19:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	30.532778°, -83.192497°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Hamilton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	35.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	11.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	14.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	24.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.65 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.40 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	10.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.76
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.94
Maximum Radiative Power	35.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	36.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	47.00°
Mean Glint Angle	76.00°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	5.00 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	SCs-GAe-FLn_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 (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-20 19:18:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.799723°, -82.379723°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	19.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	318.52 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	6.52 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.46 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	16.45 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.75 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.07 K
Similar Pixel Count	21
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.40 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.87
Maximum Radiative Power	19.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	28.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	41.00°
Mean Glint Angle	60.90°
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	2026-02-20 19:18:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	22.180555°, -78.723053°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	118.42 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	318.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	15.01 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	5.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	12.22 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	24.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	15.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	5.75 K
Similar Pixel Count	3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	8.30 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.32
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.23
Maximum Radiative Power	118.42 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	26.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.60°
Mean Glint Angle	62.10°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	8.90 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	2026-02-20 19:18:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	21.546389°, -78.171944°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	9.48 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.77 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	2.42 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	1.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	7.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	11.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	2.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	1.60 K
Similar Pixel Count	23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	1.80 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	1.00
Maximum Radiative Power	9.48 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	25.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	42.50°
Mean Glint Angle	61.40°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s)	Unknown
Country/Countries	Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s)	Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO	N/A
Identification Method	Enhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time	2026-02-20 19:18:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon):	18.911388°, -69.688889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):	Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomaly	n/a
Total Radiative Power	29.68 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status	New Feature
Type of Event	Nominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking	4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)	311.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)	8.89 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)	4.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)	15.54 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	25.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)	8.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)	3.18 K
Similar Pixel Count	0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)	3.20 K
Image Interval	5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder	0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter	0.64
Maximum Radiative Power	29.68 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty	0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle	23.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle	46.50°
Mean Glint Angle	66.30°
Water Fraction	0.00
Total Pixel Area	4.40 km²
Latest Satellite Imagery:	None Available
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