Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
South Central Texas
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

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FNUS54 KEWX 040206
FWFEWX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
806 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST MONDAY
FOR EDWARDS...KINNEY...REAL...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES DUE TO BREEZY
AND DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A DRY-LINE...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DUE TO WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS
BEHIND A COLD FRONT...

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY WILL
CREATE BREEZY AND DRY SOUTH WINDS OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A
TRAILING DRY COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

VERY DRY AIR WILL ACCOMPANY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU MONDAY AFTERNOON. AN EVEN STRONGER PATTERN
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPS BEHIND A DRY FRONT
EARLY TUESDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE DRY FRONT TUESDAY.

DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAINS
NEXT WEEKEND.

TXZ217-218-228-041815-
MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...
CARRIZO SPRINGS
806 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP (24H TREND)      46 (+4)      93 (+12)     50           73
RH % (24H TREND)      74           8            49           16
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    SE  7                     N 21 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 13         S  8         SE 10        N 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 8051                      5038
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     NE 15
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          5            6            6            4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.

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