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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-20
Time: 22:41:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-20 22:46:03 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512241174_e20260512243547_c20260512244016.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512236174_e20260512238547_c20260512239034.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) Dent County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 22:41:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.755280°, -91.685837°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Dent County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power111.89 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)28.28 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)75.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)34.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.75 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.84 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)172.41 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)26.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power72.24 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 78.10°
Mean Glint Angle81.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Perry County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 22:42:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.971668°, -92.688889°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Perry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power46.21 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.13 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.40 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.81 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.82 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)17.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.79
Maximum Radiative Power46.21 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 76.20°
Mean Glint Angle77.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Walthall County, MS
NWS WFO New Orleans LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 22:42:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.027222°, -89.976112°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Walthall County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power31.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.42 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.23 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.33 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.48 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.79 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.30 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.80
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.55 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 76.70°
Mean Glint Angle76.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jackson County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 22:42:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.848612°, -96.568611°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Jackson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power103.59 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.56 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)16.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)14.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)25.37 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.21 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)14.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.88
Maximum Radiative Power55.05 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 70.60°
Mean Glint Angle66.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.60 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 22:43:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.792500°, -81.536667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.78 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.87 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.86 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 81.20°
Mean Glint Angle82.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
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