428 WWUS84 KEWX 040222 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 822 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... .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. TXZ183>185-202-041830- /O.EXP.KEWX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0007.130304T1800Z-130305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0008.130305T1400Z-130306T0200Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KINNEY- 822 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEHIND A DRY-LINE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEHIND A DRY FRONT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL...KINNEY. * 20-FOOT WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 12 PERCENT MONDAY...THEN MIDDLE TEENS TUESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ171>173-186>192-203>206-217>220-228-041830- /O.EXP.KEWX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0008.130305T1400Z-130306T0200Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO- HAYS-TRAVIS-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO- ATASCOSA-DIMMIT- 822 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEHIND A DRY FRONT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE... KENDALL...BLANCO...HAYS...TRAVIS...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR... COMAL...MAVERICK...ZAVALA...FRIO...ATASCOSA...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MIDDLE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ193-194-207>209-221>225-041830- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0008.130305T1400Z-130306T0200Z/ BASTROP-LEE-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES- DE WITT-LAVACA- 822 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEHIND A DRY FRONT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * 20-FOOT WIND...NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...18 TO 24 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU