956  
WWUS84 KOUN 110626  
RFWOUN  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
126 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021>023-033>038-TXZ083>087-111430-  
/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0009.260311T1700Z-260312T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.A.0007.260312T1700Z-260313T0100Z/  
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-  
CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-  
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-  
126 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN, WESTERN, AND SOUTHWESTERN  
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN, WESTERN, AND SOUTHWESTERN  
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...  
 
* WINDS...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 50 MPH. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, AS LOW AS 17  
PERCENT. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 68 ON WEDNESDAY AND UP TO 71 ON THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
* SEVERITY...  
 
FUELS (ERC)...50TH-69TH PERCENTILE...3 (OUT OF 5).  
 
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).  
 
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (OUT OF 10).  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF  
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL  
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 
 
 
 
 
OKZ044-111430-  
/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0009.260311T1700Z-260312T0000Z/  
COTTON-  
126 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING FOR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...  
 
* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 69.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
* SEVERITY...  
 
FUELS (ERC)...50TH-69TH PERCENTILE...3 (OUT OF 5).  
 
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).  
 
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (OUT OF 10).  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF  
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL  
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.  
 
 
 
 
 
TXZ088-089-111430-  
/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.A.0007.260312T1700Z-260313T0100Z/  
BAYLOR-ARCHER-  
126 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 67.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
* SEVERITY...  
 
FUELS (ERC)...50TH-69TH PERCENTILE...3 (OUT OF 5).  
 
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).  
 
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (OUT OF 10).  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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