758  
FNUS74 KTSA 162139  
FWSTSA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF DEN RX BURN...ARKANSAS STATE PARKS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
339 PM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 18.  
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  
 
TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50S AT FORECAST START, WARMING INTO THE  
LOWER 70S DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS DURING  
THE MORNING INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MIN  
RH NEAR 20 PERCENT. LOW TEMPERATURE IN THE LOWER 50S WEDNESDAY  
NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS. WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY AND BECOME  
WESTERLY BETWEEN 10-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIN RH NEAR 20  
PERCENT. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............44 DECREASING TO 36.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17704 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (89180 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).59.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........31 33 30 27 24 26 29 31 25 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............57 59 62 66 69 71 72 73 71 69  
DEWPOINT........46 45 43 41 39 37 36 35 36 37  
RH..............67 60 50 40 33 29 27 25 28 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.8 4.8 5.1 3.9 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 10 12 15 17 20 17 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 18 18 18 89 89 89 89 89 89  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD GD GD  
1700FT MIX T(F).56 55 55 56 57 60 62 64 64 63  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............41 INCREASING TO 49.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19672 KNOT-FT).  
STABILITY CLASS.....6.  
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).61 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........14 11 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............66 64 61 59 57 57 56 56 56 56 56 57  
DEWPOINT........39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  
RH..............37 41 48 53 59 62 66 69 72 74 77 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 17 20 20 17 16 16 16 17 17 17  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 20 20 20 20 20 24 24 24 24 24 24  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
1700FT MIX T(F).61 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............49 DECREASING TO 31.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 29 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 35  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 24 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (131147 KNOT-FT).  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).MISSING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 16 22 27 18 10 1 1 2 2 3 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............57 58 60 62 65 67 70 71 72 72 70 68  
DEWPOINT........50 50 50 48 45 41 38 36 34 32 31 30  
RH..............77 75 69 60 48 39 31 28 25 23 23 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 21 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.1 2.5 3.2 4.4 5.8 7.0 7.8 8.2 8.1 7.1 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 21 24 26 29 30 31 33 35 35 30 24  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131  
VENTRATE CAT....VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
1700FT MIX T(F).60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60  
 
 
FORECASTER...M.RADA  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID ARMSTRONG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602070.2/TSA  
.DELDT 02/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.ARMSTRONG@ARKANSAS.GOV  
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