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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
838 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
OKZ004>019-021>025-027>029-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-088-181045-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0005.260218T1600Z-260219T0200Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0005.260219T1600Z-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-
838 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR WARM, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN,
NORTHERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...73 TO 78 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
OKZ020-026-030>032-039>042-044>046-050-TXZ086-089-090-181045-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0005.260219T1600Z-260220T0100Z/
PAYNE-LINCOLN-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-
PONTOTOC-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-WICHITA-ARCHER-CLAY-
838 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WARM, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...65 TO 75.
* 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 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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