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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-20
Time: 23:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-20 23:25:57 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512321174_e20260512323547_c20260512324048.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512316174_e20260512318547_c20260512319022.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KY
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Washington County, KY
NWS WFO Louisville KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 23:21:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.819443°, -85.176941°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Washington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.40 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.14 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.66 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.52 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.14 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.69 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.85
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power5.40 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 90.40°
Mean Glint Angle88.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Le Flore County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 23:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.308887°, -94.607498°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Le Flore County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power23.41 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.34 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)19.77 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.42 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.42 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power23.41 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 82.50°
Mean Glint Angle76.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Grady County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 23:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.841389°, -98.019165°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Grady County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power45.67 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)27.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)53.83 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)11.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.83
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power45.67 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 79.70°
Mean Glint Angle72.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Calhoun County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 23:22:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.696945°, -85.861389°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Calhoun County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.00 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.37 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.90 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.00 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 41.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 88.90°
Mean Glint Angle86.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 23:23:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.867777°, -98.961670°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ciudad Valles (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.37 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.51 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.71 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.08 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.40°
Mean Glint Angle59.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.10 km2
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