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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-21
Time: 14:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-21 14:05:52 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260521401174_e20260521403548_c20260521404040.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260521356174_e20260521358548_c20260521359024.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Taylor County, TX
NWS WFO San Angelo TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 14:02:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.241390°, -100.121391°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Taylor County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.57 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)284.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.59 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.55 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)30.86 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.75
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power27.57 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 82.00°
Mean Glint Angle121.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Glades County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 14:02:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.774445°, -80.958336°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Glades County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power183.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)330.49 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)32.16 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)36.88 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)36.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)31.48 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.48 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)31.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.72
Maximum Radiative Power183.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.60°
Mean Glint Angle87.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 9.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) FL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hendry County, FL
NWS WFO Miami FL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Bias)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 14:02:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.753334°, -81.040001°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Hendry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power890.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)360.81 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)63.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)28.69 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)67.38 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)65.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)61.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)37.60 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)62.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.84
Maximum Radiative Power474.88 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 32.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 64.60°
Mean Glint Angle87.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 28.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Haiti
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 14:03:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.366388°, -72.133888°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.06 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.27 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.69 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.50 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.66 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.60 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power5.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 21.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.40°
Mean Glint Angle63.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
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