Fire Weather Watch Issued
From
Karnes City
Sent
Thu, Mar 13 @ 1:25pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued March 13 at 1:17PM CDT until March 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR BEHIND A DRYLINE AND PACIFIC
FRONT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...
.A dryline and Pacific cold front are expected to move across
South Central Texas during the day Friday. Strong west to
northwest winds and very dry air behind the front will bring
critical fire weather conditions across much of the region. These
conditions will quickly spread eastward, becoming widespread along
and west of the I-35 corridor by noon. Sustained westerly winds
of 15 to 25 mph and gusts to 35 mph will coincide with RH values
of of 5 to 15 percent along and west of the I-35 corridor Friday
afternoon and early evening. Winds are forecast to diminish after
sunset Friday. Stronger winds are forecast across all of South-
Central Texas on Saturday, and combined with a very dry air
across the region will result in another critical fire weather
day.
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...All of South-Central Texas
* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will rapidly increase in size
and intensity, move quickly, and be very difficult to control.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
This notification was posted by Karnes City. Karnes City is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
