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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-20 |
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| Time: | 23:16:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-20 23:22:29 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512316174_e20260512318547_c20260512319022.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512311174_e20260512313547_c20260512314030.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
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| State/Province(s) | MO |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Howell County, MO |
| NWS WFO | Springfield MO |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-20 23:16:51UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 36.748611°, -91.696114° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 8.69 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) | 284.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.67 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 8.82 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 8.78 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.25 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.05 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 9.11 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 4.90 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.81 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 8.69 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 46.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 84.20° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 80.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.80 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | AL |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Shelby County, AL |
| NWS WFO | Birmingham AL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-20 23:17:21UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 33.233334°, -86.708054° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.22 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) | 293.44 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.75 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.92 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.58 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.31 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.77 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.95 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 7 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.50 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.22 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 87.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 84.60° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.30 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | Tamaulipas |
| Country/Countries | Mexico |
| County/Locality(s) | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas |
| NWS WFO | N/A |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-20 23:18:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 22.270555°, -97.810555° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.17 MW |
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| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Oil/Gas |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.50 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.57 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.64 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.94 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.39 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.15 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 6 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.00 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.97 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.72 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.17 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 36.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 74.40° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 60.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.00 km2 |
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