Fire Weather Watch Issued
From
Karnes City
Sent
Sun, Mar 2 @ 2:18pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued March 2 at 2:15PM CST until March 4 at 9:00PM CST by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...Critical to extreme conditions for the spread of wildfires
Tuesday...
.A strong storm system and Pacific cold front will move across
South Central Texas Tuesday morning. Strong winds and dry air will
spread across the region behind the front and continue through
Tuesday evening. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40
to 50 mph are expected, along with minimum relative humidity
dropping to 5 to 15 percent by early afternoon. Winds will
decrease and humidity will recover after sunset, reducing the
threat below critical levels. This watch may be upgraded to a Red
Flag Warning if observations and model data continue to support
the expected conditions.
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Fire Weather Watch for most of South Central Texas, which is in
effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 171 Llano, Fire Weather Zone
172 Burnet, Fire Weather Zone 173 Williamson, Fire Weather
Zone 183 Val Verde, Fire Weather Zone 184 Edwards, Fire
Weather Zone 185 Real, Fire Weather Zone 186 Kerr, Fire
Weather Zone 187 Bandera, Fire Weather Zone 188 Gillespie,
Fire Weather Zone 189 Kendall, Fire Weather Zone 190 Blanco,
Fire Weather Zone 191 Hays, Fire Weather Zone 192 Travis, Fire
Weather Zone 193 Bastrop, Fire Weather Zone 202 Kinney, Fire
Weather Zone 203 Uvalde, Fire Weather Zone 204 Medina, Fire
Weather Zone 205 Bexar, Fire Weather Zone 206 Comal, Fire
Weather Zone 207 Guadalupe, Fire Weather Zone 208 Caldwell,
Fire Weather Zone 217 Maverick, Fire Weather Zone 218 Zavala,
Fire Weather Zone 219 Frio, Fire Weather Zone 220 Atascosa,
Fire Weather Zone 221 Wilson, Fire Weather Zone 222 Karnes,
Fire Weather Zone 223 Gonzales, Fire Weather Zone 224 De Witt
and Fire Weather Zone 228 Dimmit.
* TIMING...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 80.
* LIGHTNING...None expected.
* IMPACTS...Any wildfires that start could rapidly increase in
size and intensity, and move quickly.
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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