281  
FNUS74 KTSA 220824  
FWSTSA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OK NORTH BLUE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
224 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT NWS TULSA AT (918)838-7838, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A LIGHT NORTH WIND TO START THE DAY BECOMES PREDOMINANTLY  
NORTHWESTERLY BY 10 AM AND INCREASES TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH.  
GUSTS THROUGH MIDDAY COULD REACH 25 TO 30 MPH, BEFORE TAILING OFF  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BACK OFF AFTER 6 PM, WITH AN OCCASIONAL  
GUST TO AROUND 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR  
TODAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............16 DECREASING TO 10 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (75409 KNOT-FT).  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).37 INCREASING TO 46 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............34 39 41 44 46 49 49 50 48  
DEWPOINT........18 17 16 14 12 10 10 9 9  
RH..............51 40 36 29 25 20 20 19 20  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 17 17 17 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 24 24 24 24 23 23 22  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..75 75 75 86 86 86 86 86 86  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD  
1700FT MIX T(F).34 36 40 44 47 48 49 48 47  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............11.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5901 KNOT-FT).  
STABILITY CLASS.....6.  
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).40.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 40 37 35 34 31 30 29 28 26 26 23  
DEWPOINT........10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12  
RH..............25 30 35 38 41 47 49 51 53 57 57 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 12 12 10 12 9 9 9 10 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 6 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
1700FT MIX T(F).45 44 44 43 43 42 41 40 38 37 37 36  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............10 INCREASING TO 13 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29508 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (30163 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).33 INCREASING TO 45 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............23 22 24 30 34 38 41 45 48 50 49 47  
DEWPOINT........12 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 13  
RH..............62 62 57 44 36 29 25 21 20 19 21 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NW N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.1 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 13 14 14 13 12 10 8 6 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
1700FT MIX T(F).36 33 31 30 32 37 41 45 48 50 50 50  
 
 
FORECASTER...LACY  
REQUESTED BY...KORY GARRIE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603424.0/TSA  
.DELDT 02/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JONA.TUCKER@USDA.GOV,JOHN.WILSON2@USDA.GOV,KORY.GARRRIE@USDA.GOV,NOLEN.CAUDELL@USDA.GOV,MICHAEL.WELKER@USDA.GOV.,KORY.GARRIE@USDA.GOV  
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