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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1158 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026

- Freezing temperatures this morning will rebound only into the 50s this afternoon under sunny skies.

- Tuesday will see stronger south winds and continued dry air, contributing to elevated fire weather conditions.

- A warming trend will persist through the remainder of the week, with scattered showers Thursday and next weekend, with otherwise quiet conditions prevailing.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1158 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026

The ArkLaTex is firmly in the grip of northwest flow, sandwiched between an amplifying ridge over the Rockies and a deepening trough draped over the east coast, making for an active start to the new week along the eastern seaboard. Meanwhile, we will see quiet weather conditions continue, as the winds of winter funnel frigid conditions back into our Four State Region, with temperatures bottoming out in the middle 20s north to near or just below the freezing mark south, while winds become lighter but not quite calm. Thus as of this writing, fog and frost development are not expected to present widespread concerns.

Monday will see abundant sunshine and a cool afternoon, as highs struggle to climb out of the 50s areawide. Winds look to remain rather less stout than those experienced Sunday, so conditions may be a bit chilly but less blustery overall. This decrease in wind speed also makes for a respite from the need for official fire weather products, though it bears reiterating that vegetation remains bone dry, as does the airmass we will still be enveloped in.

By Tuesday, the upper level features which ushered in the new week will lose some of their definition, and while the overall flow won't exactly flatten out until the middle of the week, it will start give enough leeway for the ridging over Mexico and the desert southwest to begin to influence our conditions, namely breaking the northerly flow. Winds will become light and variable overnight before pivoting around to southerly Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, current guidance has these winds picking up in speed, and with our dry airmass not in a hurry to depart, another round of fire weather products may be needed Tuesday. The coldest air will already be on its way out Tuesday morning, with lows ranging from the upper 20s east to middle 30s west, followed by highs climbing back into the 60s and lower 70s, initiating a warming trend which looks to continue for the remainder of the week. The southerly surface flow will be accompanied by an emerging shortwave in the upper level flow making for a chance of scattered showers across eastern zones of the ArkLaTex Thursday. Friday and Saturday will remain warm and dry, with a hint of more widespread rainfall to close out next weekend and this extended forecast period.

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AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1138 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026

For the 23/00Z TAF update, VFR vis/cigs are expected to prevail through the period with northerly surface winds slackening below 10 kts after 23/12Z, and near to below 5 kts after 24/00Z. /16/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 542 AM CST Sun Feb 22 2026

Spotter activation is not expected throughout this upcoming week. However, an elevated fire danger will persist today due to gusty north to northwest winds and very low humidity values. Therefore, relaying information related to wildfire activity is encouraged.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 32 57 34 68 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 31 53 28 64 / 0 0 0 0 DEQ 24 55 27 66 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 29 56 34 68 / 0 0 0 0 ELD 27 52 28 64 / 0 0 0 0 TYR 32 59 37 70 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 31 59 34 70 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 32 60 34 69 / 0 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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