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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Norman OK

236 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026



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236 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO

9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN 

OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING 

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 

AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...



* WINDS SATURDAY...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY...As low as 10 to 15 percent.



* TEMPERATURES SATURDAY...Highs 95 to 100.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



* SEVERITY SATURDAY...



  FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5).



  WEATHER...Elevated...1 (out of 5).



  FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).



* WINDS SUNDAY...Southwest winds becoming north 20 to 30 mph with

  gusts up to 45 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY SUNDAY...As low as 10 to 15 percent.



* TEMPERATURES SUNDAY...Highs 75 northwest Oklahoma to near 100

  north Texas.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



* SEVERITY SUNDAY...



  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 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.



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236 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HOT, DRY AND WINDY WEATHER FOR PORTIONS

OF NORTH CENTRAL, CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN 

OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...



* WINDS...Southwest winds becoming north 15 to 25 mph with gusts 

  up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 25 percent.



* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s in northern Oklahoma to

  near 100 in north Texas.



* 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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