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FNUS74 KSHV 221256
FWSSHV
SPOT FORECAST FOR OK BUFFALO UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
656 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (318) 631-3669 EXT. 241, IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER AIR MASS HAS FILTERED INTO SE OKLAHOMA ALONG
WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES IN WAKE OF THE RECENT COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY FROM
10-15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AVERAGING 20 MPH. MEANWHILE, MIN RH
VALUES WILL BE IN THE 20-25% RANGE WITH A FEW AREAS POSSIBLY EVEN
DROPPING BRIEFLY INTO THE UPPER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THESE
PARAMETERS, 20FT WINDS AND LOW RH WILL COMBINE TO CREATE ELEVATED
FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DROP OFF
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THIS UPCOMING WEEK EVEN AS THE VERY LOW MIN RH
VALUES PERSIST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 32 36 40 42 45 47 48 50 50 49
RH..............66 58 47 41 36 29 27 25 22 22 23
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NW
20 FT WIND MPH..6 9 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.9 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 21 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.7 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 20 25 25 25 26 26 25 24 23 22
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 9 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10
TONIGHT
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 6 8 7 6 4 5 11 11 13 13 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 43 38 36 35 33 32 30 29 28 26 26
RH..............26 30 38 42 43 45 47 51 51 53 55 55
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND MPH..7 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MONDAY
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............25 24 29 33 37 42 46 48 50 52 51 49
RH..............57 54 44 36 31 25 22 21 21 21 23 26
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND MPH..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.3 1.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 12 15 16 15 14 13 10 8 6 3
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3 1
FORECASTER...HEMINGWAY
REQUESTED BY...KORY GARRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/22/26
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