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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
OKZ004>006-009>011-014>016-021-022-033>036-TXZ083-084-087-172115-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0004.260217T1600Z-260218T0200Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0004.260218T1600Z-260219T0200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-
KNOX-
1247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST
TUESDAY FOR WARM, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 82.
* 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...CRITICAL...3 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (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.
OKZ007-012-017>019-023>025-027>029-037-038-TXZ085-088-172115-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0004.260218T1600Z-260219T0200Z/
GRANT-GARFIELD-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-
GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-WILBARGER-BAYLOR-
1247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHERN, AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS..
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP 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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