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RFWTSA
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1215 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
ARZ001-010-OKZ054>073-221000-
/O.UPG.KTSA.FW.A.0003.260322T1600Z-260323T0100Z/
/O.NEW.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-
1215 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 FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
PARTS OF FAR 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. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 LATE.
* HUMIDITY...15-25 PERCENT
* TEMPERATURE...UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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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