Red Flag Warning Issued
From
Volente
Sent
Tue, Mar 11 @ 1:13pm
Description
Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 1:00PM CDT until March 12 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...STRONG WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS BEHIND A DRYLINE AND PACIFIC
FRONT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS...
.A dryline advancing eastward Wednesday morning quickly becomes
overtaken by a Pacific front in the afternoon. Critical fire
weather conditions develop in the wake of these boundaries. These
conditions are expected to first develop across the southern
Edwards Plateau midday Wednesday, then develop southeast down the
Rio Grande and east into the Hill Country mid afternoon, and
then potentially into the I-35 corridor late afternoon and early
evening.
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Red Flag Warning for low humidity and gusty winds, which is in
effect from 4 PM to 9 PM CDT Wednesday.
* AFFECTED AREA...I-35 corridor.
* TIMING...From 4 PM to 9 PM CDT Wednesday.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 20 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s to lower 90s.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will rapidly increase in size
and intensity, move quickly, and be very difficult to control.
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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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