Fire Weather Watch Issued
From
Karnes City
Sent
Fri, Mar 13 @ 11:54pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued March 13 at 11:41PM CDT until March 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
.Strong to very strong winds and dry air associated with both a
dryline and cold front will result in a prolonged period of
critical fire weather conditions across South-Central Texas on
Sunday through Monday.
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is
in effect from Sunday afternoon through Monday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...All of South-Central Texas.
* TIMING...From Sunday afternoon through Monday evening.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph Sunday afternoon
becoming North 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph Sunday
evening into Sunday night.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 25 percent Sunday and Monday
afternoons. Poor overnight recovery during the overnight Sunday
night with humidity rising only to near the 25 to 35 percent
range.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
