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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-21
Time: 01:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-21 01:36:04 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260520131174_e20260520133547_c20260520134042.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260520126174_e20260520128547_c20260520129034.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Scott County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 01:32:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.008888°, -93.876114°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Scott County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.83 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: RX PCS North White Oak 4 (HIGH, tdiff=0.05229 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)284.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.06 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.42 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)11.80 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 Power11.80 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 108.90°
Mean Glint Angle83.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Forrest County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 01:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.081112°, -89.327774°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Forrest County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.04 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.05 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.01 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.54 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 112.70°
Mean Glint Angle91.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 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/Time2026-02-21 01:33:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.845833°, -98.911667°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Ciudad Valles (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.45 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.25 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.46 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.97 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 103.70°
Mean Glint Angle77.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.00 km2
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