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WWUS84 KTSA 171715
RFWTSA
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1115 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-180600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0001.260219T1600Z-260220T0200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
1115 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARKANSAS, BENTON, CARROLL, WASHINGTON, AND
MADISON COUNTIES. IN OKLAHOMA, OSAGE, WASHINGTON, NOWATA,
CRAIG, OTTAWA, PAWNEE, TULSA, ROGERS, MAYES, DELAWARE, CREEK,
OKFUSKEE, OKMULGEE, WAGONER, CHEROKEE, ADAIR, MUSKOGEE, AND
MCINTOSH COUNTIES.
* WIND...WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH, GUSTING 30 TO 35
MPH.
* HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURE...UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR.
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