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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1215 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
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TILLMAN-WILBARGER-
1215 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
SATURDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED, THOUGH OCCASIONAL ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
MORNING, SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 100.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90TH+ PERCENTILE...5 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...CRITICAL...3 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...8 (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.
OKZ004>006-009>011-014>016-021-022-033>036-TXZ083-084-087-211500-
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HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-
KNOX-
1215 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
..FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING ON SATURDAY
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 99.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90TH+ PERCENTILE...5 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (OUT OF 10).
..FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY
* WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
MORNING, SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE LATE MORNING TO AFTERNOON
AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 101.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90TH+ PERCENTILE...5 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...CRITICAL...3 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...8 (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.
OKZ007-008-012-013-017>020-023>032-038>042-044>046-050-TXZ086-
088>090-211500-
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GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CADDO-
CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-
SEMINOLE-HUGHES-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-WICHITA-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1215 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
MORNING, SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE LATE MORNING TO AFTERNOON
AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 98.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90TH+ PERCENTILE...5 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (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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