Fire Weather Watch Updated
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Volente
Sent
Sat, Apr 12 @ 2:39pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued April 12 at 2:24PM CDT until April 13 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...Critical Fire Weather Conditions this Weekend...
.Increasing southerly winds take place today and Sunday across
South Central Texas, strongest this afternoon and evening across
the Rio Grande, southern Edwards Plateau, and western Hill
Country. The stronger winds will expand in coverage Sunday
afternoon and evening into the remainder of the Hill Country and
I-35 corridor. Low RH values, combined with the breezy southerly
flow and dry to extremely dry fuel conditions, will produce a
period of critical fire weather conditions through this afternoon
and evening across the Rio Grande, southern Edwards Plateau, and
western Hill Country and another period during Sunday afternoon
and evening from the Rio Grande eastward into the western Hill
Country and perhaps as far east as the Hill Country and I-35
corridor.
* AFFECTED AREA...Hill Country and I-35 corridor.
* TIMING...From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 to 25 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 93.
* 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.
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