Red Flag Warning Issued
From
Karnes City
Sent
Sat, Nov 8 @ 11:29am
Description
Red Flag Warning issued November 8 at 11:17AM CST until November 9 at 9:00PM CST by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS......
.A strong cold front will arrive by early Sunday morning, leading
to area-wide north winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
Humidities will fall to near or below 20 percent across the
Edwards Plateau, Hill Country and Rio Grande Plains as early as
late Sunday morning, and across the remainder of South Central
Texas Sunday afternoon. When combined with dry to extremely dry
fuels, these wind and low humidity values will produce a period
of critical fire weather conditions.
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity across
South Central Texas, which is in effect from 9 AM to 9 PM CST
Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...All counties of South Central Texas.
* TIMING...From 9 AM to 9 PM CST Sunday.
* WINDS...North 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 20 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...up to 73.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
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.
