Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 9, 2009, 3:31 PM CST for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 10, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 28 hr. 47 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2009, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2009, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 33 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 6:37 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 N Del Rio, TX | DEL RIO ASOS HAS WINDS 300 AT 48 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 61 MPH |
| Feb 10, 7:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 E Laughlin Afb, TX | LAUGHLIN AFB AUTOB REPORTED 310 AT 37 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. |
| Feb 10, 8:30 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 17 W Johnson City, TX | SOME TREES DAMAGED ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AT STONEWALL |
| Feb 10, 8:45 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Nw Bertram, TX | SMALL HAIL...A LITTLE RAINFALL...STRONG WINDS AND MISSING ANIMALS |
| Feb 10, 8:45 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 2 Nw Bertram, TX | SMALL HAIL...A LITTLE RAINFALL...STRONG WINDS AND MISSING ANIMALS |
| Feb 10, 8:51 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 W Briggs, TX | DAVIS WEATHER STATION MEASURED 67 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Feb 10, 8:56 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 1 Wsw Horseshoe Bay, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:20 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 7 N San Antonio, TX | MARBLE SIZE AT FM281 AND BROOKHOLLOW |
| Feb 10, 9:20 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 10 W San Antonio, TX | II10 NEAR HUEBNER |
| Feb 10, 9:20 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 5 Sw Kendalia, TX | ESTIMATED QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR RIVER MOUNTAIN RANCH AND RANCH ROAD 474. |
| Feb 10, 9:20 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 8 Nw San Antonio, TX | REPORTED BY KSAT |
| Feb 10, 9:23 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Se Hill Country Villa, TX | SOME TREE DAMAGE |
| Feb 10, 9:25 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Canyon Lake Dam, TX | ROOF DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN NEAR CLEAR WATER ESTATES |
| Feb 10, 9:25 PM CST | HAIL 1.25 | 3 N Hollywood Park, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:25 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 3 N San Antonio, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:27 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 12 Wnw San Antonio, TX | AT SEAWORLD |
| Feb 10, 9:27 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 3 Sw Lackland Afb, TX | HAIL LASTED FOR 2 MINUTES |
| Feb 10, 9:29 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 1 N Lackland Afb, TX | WINDS GUSTING TO 39 MPH. |
| Feb 10, 9:29 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 6 Sw San Antonio, TX | KSKF ASOS |
| Feb 10, 9:30 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 10 Wnw Woodcreek, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:30 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 15 Wnw San Antonio, TX | LARGE HAIL REPORTED AT THE DOMINION |
| Feb 10, 9:34 PM CST | HAIL 1.25 | 10 N San Antonio, TX | 1604 AND BULVERDE ROAD |
| Feb 10, 9:35 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 1 N Wimberley, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:35 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Nw Liberty Hill, TX | PENNY SIZE HAIL OBSERVED BY WILLIAMSON COUNTY EMS NEAR CR 201 AND 206. |
| Feb 10, 9:35 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 3 E Cedar Park, TX | NICKEL SIZE HAIL AVERY RANCH. |
| Feb 10, 9:35 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 3 Ne San Antonio, TX | WIND NEAR 55 MPH AND 0.51 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES. |
| Feb 10, 9:35 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 7 N San Antonio, TX | KSAT ASOS |
| Feb 10, 9:35 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 9 N San Antonio, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:40 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 1 W Bastrop, TX | HAIL REPORTED NEAR STRONG INSURANCE SERVICES. |
| Feb 10, 9:40 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 4 Ene Round Mountain, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:40 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | Smithville, TX | GASSLEY WASTE WATER PLANT REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL. |
| Feb 10, 9:41 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 2 Ne San Antonio, TX | WINDCREST |
| Feb 10, 9:42 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 8 Nne San Antonio, TX | ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. |
| Feb 10, 9:45 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 1 S Georgetown, TX | SPARKLING CREEK DRIVE. |
| Feb 10, 9:45 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 1 N Austin, TX | 15TH STREET |
| Feb 10, 9:45 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 5 Nne Pflugerville, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:46 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 10 Nnw Austin, TX | |
| Feb 10, 9:46 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 7 N Austin, TX | HWY 183 AND MOPAC |
| Feb 10, 9:48 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 10 Nnw Austin, TX | NEAR HIGHWAY183 AND BRAKER ROAD |
| Feb 10, 9:51 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 W Briggs, TX | DAVIS WEATHER STATION MEASURED 67 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Feb 10, 9:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ne Austin, TX | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE INTERSECTION OF BLUFF BEND DRIVE AND NEWPORT AVENUE |
| Feb 10, 9:55 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 1 S Pflugerville, TX | |
| Feb 10, 10:16 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | 1 N Spring Branch, TX | MARBLE TO NEAR PING BALL SIZE HAIL |
| Feb 10, 10:25 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 11 Sse Thrall, TX | |
| Feb 10, 10:25 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 11 Wnw Thrall, TX | |
| Feb 10, 10:40 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 1 W Bastrop, TX | HAIL REPORTED NEAR STRONG INSURANCE SERVICES. |
| Feb 10, 10:40 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | Smithville, TX | GASSLEY WASTE WATER PLANT REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1248 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KEWX 092131 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 331 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BRIEF MOISTURE RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S BY MID-MORNING AND INTO THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ183-184-100545- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0004.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0004.090211T1500Z-090211T2100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS- 331 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BRIEF MOISTURE RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S BY MID-MORNING AND INTO THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMOTE FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$ TXZ171>173-185>194-202>209-217>225-228-100545- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0004.090211T1500Z-090211T2100Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL- BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL- GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON- KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 331 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BRIEF MOISTURE RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S BY MID-MORNING AND INTO THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMOTE FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KEWX 100248 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 848 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BRIEF MOISTURE RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S BY MID-MORNING AND INTO THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ183-184-101130- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0004.090211T1500Z-090211T2100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS- 848 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BRIEF MOISTURE RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S BY MID-MORNING AND INTO THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMOTE FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$ TXZ171>173-185>194-202>209-217>225-228-101130- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0004.090211T1500Z-090211T2100Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL- BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL- GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON- KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 848 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BRIEF MOISTURE RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S BY MID-MORNING AND INTO THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMOTE FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 101102 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 502 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE EASTWARD DURNING THE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. WITH THE WINDS REMAINING STRONG OVERNIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL APPROACH THE CRITICAL LEVELS OF AROUND 20 ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS OVERNIGHT. BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WHILE THE WINDS REMAIN GUSTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT RH VALUES SHOULD ONLY EXPERIENCE A MODERATE RECOVERY IN THE 40 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY MORNING. TXZ185-202-203-217-218-228-101915- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0004.090211T1500Z-090211T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KEWX.FW.W.0004.090210T1800Z-090211T2300Z/ REAL-KINNEY-UVALDE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT- 502 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY. EXPECT WESTERLY 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH TO REACH WESTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY BY AROUND NOON WITH RH VALUES QUICKLY FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. THE WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD REACH THE ROCKSPRINGS...UVALDE...AND CARRIZO SPRINGS AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...BUT MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST NOON WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$ TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-101915- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0004.090211T1500Z-090211T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KEWX.FW.W.0004.090211T0200Z-090211T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO- HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL- FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- 502 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY. EXPECT WESTERLY 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO ARRIVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL USHER IN VERY DRY AIR...WITH RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE TEENS IN A FEW SPOTS OVERNIGHT. AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL QUICKLY DROP INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS AS THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE. THE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY SUBSIDE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$ TXZ183-184-101915- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0004.090211T1500Z-090211T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0004.090210T1800Z-090211T2300Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS- 502 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR EXPECT THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT WESTERLY 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH TO REACH WESTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY BY AROUND NOON WITH RH VALUES QUICKLY FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. THE WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD REACH THE ROCKSPRINGS...UVALDE...AND CARRIZO SPRINGS AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...BUT MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST NOON WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 101248 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 648 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. 20 FT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE EASTWARD DURING THE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. WITH THE WINDS REMAINING STRONG OVERNIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL APPROACH THE CRITICAL LEVELS OF AROUND 20 ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS OVERNIGHT. BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WHILE THE WINDS REMAIN GUSTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT RH VALUES SHOULD ONLY EXPERIENCE A MODERATE RECOVERY IN THE 40 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY MORNING. TXZ183>185-202-203-217-218-228-110200- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.090210T1800Z-090211T2300Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KINNEY-UVALDE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT- 648 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... EXPECT WESTERLY 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH TO REACH WESTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY BY AROUND NOON WITH RH VALUES QUICKLY FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. THE WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD REACH THE ROCKSPRINGS...UVALDE...AND CARRIZO SPRINGS AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...BUT MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST NOON WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$ TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-110200- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.090211T0200Z-090211T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO- HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL- FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- 648 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... EXPECT WESTERLY 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO ARRIVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL USHER IN VERY DRY AIR...WITH RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE TEENS IN A FEW SPOTS OVERNIGHT. AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL QUICKLY DROP INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS AS THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE. THE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY SUBSIDE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 102122 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 322 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A FEW HOURS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. THESE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE EASTWARD DURING THE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WHILE THE WINDS REMAIN GUSTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY SLOWLY RECOVER INTO THE 40 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. TXZ183>185-202-203-217-218-228-110530- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KINNEY-UVALDE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT- 322 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. WESTERLY 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS OVER WESTERLY VAL VERDE COUNTY WILL QUICKLY SPREAD EAST TO A ROCKSPRINGS TO UVALDE TO CARRIZO SPRINGS AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...BUT MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST NOON WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$ TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-110530- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.090211T0200Z-090211T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO- HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL- FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- 322 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. WESTERLY 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BEHIND A COLD FRONT DURING THE LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RAPIDLY FALL INTO THE TEENS IN A FEW SPOTS OVERNIGHT. AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS AS THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE. THE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY SUBSIDE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 110346 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 946 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. THESE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE EASTWARD DURING THE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WHILE THE WINDS REMAIN GUSTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY SLOWLY RECOVER INTO THE 40 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-111200- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 946 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY... WESTERLY 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BEHIND A COLD FRONT DURING THE LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RAPIDLY FALL INTO THE TEENS IN A FEW SPOTS OVERNIGHT. AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS AS THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE. THE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY SUBSIDE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 111221 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 621 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PREVAIL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY SLOWLY RECOVER TO THE 40 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-112300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 621 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PREVAIL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY SLOWLY RECOVER TO THE 40 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 112130 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 330 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... .WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EARLY EVENING. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-112230- /O.CAN.KEWX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 330 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EARLY EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Feb 9, 3:19 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 3:19 PM CST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 319 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SUNSET. WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE FOR TUESDAY AS AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW TIGHTENS PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE REGION. WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES SOAR INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER TO MID 80S DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL DEEPEN BEFORE IT BEGINS TO EJECT TO THE EAST RESULTING IN INCREASING RAIN CHANCES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME VERY STRONG...BUT THE REMAINING QUESTION IS WHETHER THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ANY CONVECTION WILL EXIT THE REGION BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ENTER THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS WILL ENSURE A SUNNY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO SEASONAL NORMALS THURSDAY MORNING. RETURN FLOW ON THURSDAY WILL HELP PUSH GULF MOISTURE BACK INTO THE LOWER LEVELS LEADING TO MILD CONDITIONS FRIDAY MORNING. THE NEXT SYSTEM IN THIS PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY...BUT LOOKS TO BE WEAKER AND FAIRLY DRY AS MOISTURE DEPTH APPEARS TOO SHALLOW FOR ANY GOOD CHANCES FOR RAIN. HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BE ON PAR WITH NORMAL FOR MID-FEBRUARY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL UNDERGO A WARMING TREND RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL BY MONDAY. .FIRE WEATHER... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 59 77 50 76 45 / - 30 40 - 0 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 54 78 47 75 38 / - 30 40 - 0 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 56 78 47 76 41 / - 20 30 - 0 BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 55 74 45 73 42 / - 30 40 - 0 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 50 85 46 73 42 / - - 10 - 0 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 57 75 47 76 43 / - 40 40 - 0 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 49 83 45 79 41 / - 20 10 - 0 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 58 79 45 77 40 / - 20 30 - 0 LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 62 76 51 76 45 / 10 30 50 - 0 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 59 79 50 76 44 / - 20 20 - 0 STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 57 81 50 76 42 / - 20 20 - 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ATASCOSA...BANDERA... BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT... DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES... GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA... LEE...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON...ZAVALA. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: EDWARDS...VAL VERDE. && 25/04
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 9:11 AM CST, 6 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 911 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-101200- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 911 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 3:31 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 14 hr |
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