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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2026-02-24 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 15:00:28 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-02-24 15:01:11 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260551500285_e20260551500342_c20260551500404.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM1-M6C14_G19_s20260551459256_e20260551459313_c20260551459362.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Montgomery County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-24 15:00:34UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 30.299723°, -95.199997° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.55 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) | 289.28 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.12 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.10 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.66 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.31 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.65 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 4 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | -1.30 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.40 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.26 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 6.83 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 41.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 65.10° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 103.50° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.70 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Brazoria County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Houston/Galveston TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-02-24 15:00:34UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 29.233334°, -95.216393° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 17.30 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) | 293.75 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 4.88 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 9.40 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.22 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.81 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.27 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.70 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.50 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.91 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 17.30 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 40.70° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 64.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 102.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 10.60 km2 |
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