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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
359 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...VERY DRY AIR
AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. THESE FACTORS
WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...FOR ALL OF THE
AREA...EXCEPT MASON AND SAN SABA COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CONCHO VALLEY...BIG
COUNTRY AND CROCKETT COUNTY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 16 TO 22
MPH...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 10
PERCENT. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE BORDERLINE IN MEETING RED FLAG
CRITERIA...A RED FLAG WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

TXZ049-054-098-099-113-114-127-128-041000-
FISHER-NOLAN-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-
CALLAHAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER...HASKELL...
THROCKMORTON...WOODSON...STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...
ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD...CROSS PLAINS
359 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP                  83           49           83
RH %                  9            39           8
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       SW 15 G27                 SW 16
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 21 G30     S 18 G25     W 18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6710         130          13950
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 32        SW 16        W 29
SMOKE DISPERSION      EX           PR           EX

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

TXZ064>066-071>073-041000-
STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...
BALLINGER...WINTERS...MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN
359 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP                  83           46           86
RH %                  7            45           6
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S 15 G27                  SW 14 G22
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SW 20 G29    S 18         W 18 G26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    7810         100          12800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30        SW 14        W 33
SMOKE DISPERSION      EX           PR           EX

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$

TXZ139-140-154-041000-
COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD...BRADY
359 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP                  81           46           87
RH %                  11           61           8
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       SW 11 G21                 SW 13
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 18 G25     S 14         W 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6240         210          9520
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25        SW 16        W 26
SMOKE DISPERSION      VG           PR           EX

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

TXZ155-041000-
SAN SABA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN SABA
359 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP                  78           46           85
RH %                  14           79           9
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S 10 G18                  SW 12
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 15         S 12         SW 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6230         260          8850
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23        S 18         SW 22
SMOKE DISPERSION      VG           PR           EX

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

TXZ076>078-041000-
CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA
359 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP                  82           43           86
RH %                  7            59           4
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S 13 G25                  SW  9 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 19 G27     S 13         W 14 G21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    10800        80           13930
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28         S 18         W 29
SMOKE DISPERSION      EX           PR           EX

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY...BREEZY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$

TXZ168-169-041000-
MENARD-KIMBLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENARD...JUNCTION
359 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP                  79           43           85
RH %                  11           77           7
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S 13 G23                  SW 11
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 18 G25     S 11         SW 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5710         160          10750
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25        SW 16        SW 25
SMOKE DISPERSION      VG           PR           EX

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

TXZ170-041000-
MASON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASON
359 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP                  77           46           86
RH %                  12           80           8
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S 12 G20                  SW 12
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 17         S 11         SW 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6000         240          8890
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23        SW 17        SW 23
SMOKE DISPERSION      VG           PR           EX

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$








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