626  
WWUS84 KTSA 190340  
RFWTSA  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
940 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
ARZ019-020-OKZ072>074-192100-  
/O.EXA.KTSA.FW.W.0001.260219T1500Z-260220T0200Z/  
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-  
940 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY FOR  
VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA  
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY.  
 
* WIND...WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH, GUSTING TO 30  
TO 40 MPH.  
 
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURE...MID 70S.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER  
CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS,  
FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY  
WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS, LOWER HUMIDITIES, AND  
WARMER TEMPERATURES.  
 
 
 
 
 
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-192100-  
/O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0001.260219T1500Z-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-  
940 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST  
THURSDAY FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF EASTERN  
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY.  
 
* WIND...WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH, GUSTING TO 30  
TO 40 MPH.  
 
* HUMIDITY...10 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 RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER  
CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS,  
FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY  
WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS, LOWER HUMIDITIES, AND  
WARMER TEMPERATURES.  
 
 
 
 
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