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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-20 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 21:36:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-20 21:41:12 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512136174_e20260512138547_c20260512139047.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512131174_e20260512133547_c20260512134038.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Saline County, IL |
| NWS WFO | Paducah KY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-20 21:36:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.739166°, -88.416115° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 6.27 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.86 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.35 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.95 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 11.93 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.48 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.42 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.84 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 6 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.43 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.99 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.27 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 69.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Clark County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Dodge City KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-20 21:36:50UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.046944°, -100.034164° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 20.97 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 299.24 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 9.68 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.84 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 21.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 16.73 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.82 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.77 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 5 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.90 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 | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 20.97 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 50.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 61.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 76.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.30 km2 |
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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 (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-20 21:38:53UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 18.638889°, -69.118614° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 47.76 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.61 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 10.22 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 12.76 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 13.91 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.34 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 10.22 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 11.00 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.40 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 | 0.94 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 26.20 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 23.10° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 76.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 90.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.70 km2 |
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