FLUS44 KTSA 202146 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 446 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-212200- Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK- Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK- Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK- Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK- Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK- Washington OK-Washington AR- 446 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing...Improving After Sunset. DISCUSSION... Near record high temperatures this afternoon combined with low humidity levels have created elevated fire weather danger especially in parts of northeast Oklahoma this afternoon. Generally light winds will continue to limit the overall spread rates. Improving conditions are forecast after sunset as winds go calm and humidity values recover somewhat. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. SATURDAY...No Hazards. SUNDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential. MONDAY...High Wind Potential. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. THURSDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A dry cold front moves across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Sunday afternoon and evening with north winds gusting up to 30 miles an hour. These winds along with dormant grasses and low humidity levels will elevate fire weather danger across the region. The area of greatest concern is across northeast Oklahoma where near critical to locally critical grassland fire spread rates are forecast. Limited fire weather danger and cooler conditions start the next work week, though a warming trend and an increase in fire weather concerns develops for the middle of next week. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$