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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 944 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

- Strong south winds once again for Wednesday but the second day of southerly winds will mean a little more afternoon relative humidity Today compared to minimums we saw on Tuesday.

- Weak upper trough and associated cold front still appears to present rain chances to mainly our eastern zones Thu Aftn/Ngt.

- South winds return for the upcoming weekend with temperatures rebounding into the 80s ahead of another weak cold front and some small rain chances for late weekend into early next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 944 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

The big story lately has been the returning warmth on the heels of strong southerly winds. This combined with very low afternoon relative humidity and drying soil moisture is resulting in continued high fire danger. The same can be expected for Wednesday but the second day of southerly winds will result in increasing low level moisture in the form of lower clouds and higher afternoon relative humidity. Strong south winds will still be felt today across most areas with the strongest winds across NE TX but sustained speeds and gusts should fall just under Wind Advisory criteria. The wildfire threat should continue decreasing for Thursday with a weaker pressure gradient in place not to mention the arrival of a weak cold front with much higher humidity.

Looking aloft, WNW flow will continue through the remainder of the work week and embedded in that flow will be a disturbance moving our way Thu Aftn/Ngt bringing with it a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Given that the higher moisture content will be across our eastern half, not to mention this is where the best forcing in association with the upper trough will be, rain chances will only reside across our eastern half. Not much in the way of instability associated in advance of a cold front Thu Night so not seeing really any strong to severe thunderstorm chances but thunderstorms will be possible before the front pushes through our region late Thu Night/early Fri.

After a brief cool down for Friday, south winds return for the upcoming weekend and that means a warming trend once again with high temperatures this weekend near 80 to the lower 80s across most locations.

Upper flow this weekend is nearly zonal as a longwave trough across the Pacific Northwest dives south into the Great Basin and becomes cutoff. Lots of time to monitor the evolution of this next trough but if it opens up too quickly, it could ride up and over Southeast U.S. ridging which likely would not be too impactful across our region when it comes to higher rain chances. A weaker downstream ridge would allow for more impactful weather in the form of higher rain chances areawide not to mention the possibility of strong to severe storms by mid to late week next week.

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AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 550 AM CST Wed Feb 25 2026

For the 25/12Z TAF period, MVFR cigs continue to expand across our airspace this morning with the prevailing surge of southerly winds and increasing Gulf moisture. These cigs will linger throughout the morning before gradually lifting and possibly scattering out a bit more this afternoon. VFR conditions should eventually return to most if not all sites by early to mid afternoon with southerly winds increasing between 12-18 kts and higher gusts from 20-30 kts for most terminals through this afternoon. Wind speeds will begin to drop off between 5-10 kts by 26/00Z while low cigs will return after 26/06Z through the end of the period. LLWS conditions are possible through around 15Z this morning as S/SW winds will remain quite strong between 40-50 kts down as low 1.5-2Kft through mid to late morning.

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SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 944 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

Spotter activation is still not expected throughout this week. However, please continue to relay information on wildfire activity Four-State area wide, to help our first responders protect life and property.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 944 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

Spotter activation is still not expected throughout this week. However, please continue to relay information on wildfire activity Four-State area wide, to help our first responders protect life and property.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 81 61 80 54 / 0 0 10 20 MLU 78 62 79 53 / 0 10 50 50 DEQ 76 50 76 43 / 0 10 10 10 TXK 80 58 79 50 / 10 10 20 20 ELD 76 57 78 46 / 0 10 40 30 TYR 82 61 81 53 / 0 0 10 10 GGG 82 59 81 51 / 0 0 10 10 LFK 81 62 82 56 / 0 0 10 10

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None.