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RFWOUN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
713 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
OKZ004>019-021>025-027>029-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-088-190915-
/O.CAN.KOUN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260219T0200Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0006.260219T1600Z-260220T0100Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-HARMON-
GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
KNOX-BAYLOR-
713 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY, BREEZY AND WARM CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF
NORTHERN, WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
NORTH TEXAS...
..RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED
A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 60S IN NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA TO THE LOWER 70S IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (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.
OKZ020-026-030>032-039>047-050-051-TXZ086-089-090-190915-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0006.260219T1600Z-260220T0100Z/
PAYNE-LINCOLN-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-
PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-LOVE-MARSHALL-
WICHITA-ARCHER-CLAY-
713 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY, BREEZY AND WARM CONDITIONS FOR CENTRAL,
SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
NORTH TEXAS...
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TO
THE MID 70S SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (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.
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