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WWUS84 KTSA 220412
RFWTSA
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1112 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
OKZ074-075-221800-
/O.EXA.KTSA.FW.W.0005.260322T1600Z-260323T0100Z/
HASKELL-LATIMER-
1112 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA, HASKELL, AND LATIMER COUNTIES.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH BECOMING
NORTH IN THE EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...15-25 PERCENT
* TEMPERATURE...UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTH WITH THE FRONT WILL MAKE ONGOING FIRE-FIGHTING EFFORTS
MORE CHALLENGING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS,
FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY
WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS, LOWER HUMIDITIES, AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES.
ARZ001-010-OKZ054>073-221800-
/O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0005.260322T1600Z-260323T0100Z/
BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-
PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-
WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-
1112 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARKANSAS, BENTON, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
IN OKLAHOMA, OSAGE, WASHINGTON, NOWATA, CRAIG, OTTAWA, PAWNEE,
TULSA, ROGERS, MAYES, DELAWARE, CREEK, OKFUSKEE, OKMULGEE,
WAGONER, CHEROKEE, ADAIR, MUSKOGEE, MCINTOSH, SEQUOYAH, AND
PITTSBURG COUNTIES.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH BECOMING
NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...15-25 PERCENT
* TEMPERATURE...UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTH WITH THE FRONT WILL MAKE ONGOING FIRE-FIGHTING EFFORTS
MORE CHALLENGING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS,
FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY
WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS, LOWER HUMIDITIES, AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES.
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