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Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 25, 201115 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 25, 2011, 5:10 AM CDT for 15 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2011, 5:10 AM CDT (10:10 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 25, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 25, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties Bandera County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Zavala County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2346 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2346 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

135 
WWUS84 KEWX 251010
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
510 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM FOR THE 
WEST AND NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF A DRY LINE..

.A DRY LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST PART
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY AND
VERY DRY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM BURNET TO HONDO...TO CRYSTAL CITY TO EL INDIO.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN
10 AND 20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FROM NOON TO 7 PM.

TXZ171-172-183>190-202>204-217-218-252100-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0016.110425T1700Z-110426T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
LLANO-BURNET-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-
KENDALL-BLANCO-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
510 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BURNET TO
HONDO...TO CRYSTAL CITY TO EL INDIO. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PICKUP
TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. THIS
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM NOON TO 7 PM.
AFTER 7 PM TODAY...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH...AS THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY SLOWLY INCREASES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ173-191>194-205>209-219>225-228-252100-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-
FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-
DIMMIT-
510 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.  THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
296 
WWUS84 KEWX 252036
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
336 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM FOR THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF A DRY LINE..

.A DRY LINE WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST PART
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
BURNET TO HONDO...TO CRYSTAL CITY TO EL INDIO. WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20
PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM
LATE AFTERNOON TO 7 PM.

TXZ171-183>189-202>204-217-218-260845-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0017.110426T1500Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
336 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
BURNET TO HONDO...TO CRYSTAL CITY TO EL INDIO. WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND
20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM LATE AFTERNOON TO 7 PM. AFTER 7 PM TODAY...THE WINDS WILL 
DIMINISH...AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SLOWLY INCREASES.

DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...THE DRY LINE COUPLED WITH A DRY WESTERLY
FLOW MIXING DOWNWARD TO THE SURFACE WILL CREATE CRITICAL DIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO HINDES. HUMIDITIES
WILL LOWER TO AT OR BELOW 20 PERCENT AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM LATE MORNING THOUGH
THE EARLY EVENING...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED AFTER DARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ219-220-228-260845-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0017.110426T1500Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
336 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...THE DRY LINE COUPLED WITH A DRY WESTERLY
FLOW MIXING DOWNWARD TO THE SURFACE WILL CREATE CRITICAL DIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO HINDES. HUMIDITIES
WILL LOWER TO AT OR BELOW 20 PERCENT AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM LATE MORNING THOUGH
THE EARLY EVENING...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED AFTER DARK.

A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.  THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ172-190-260845-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
BURNET-BLANCO-
336 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
BURNET TO HONDO...TO CRYSTAL CITY TO EL INDIO. WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND
20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM. AFTER 7 PM TODAY...THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH... AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SLOWLY INCREASES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ173-191>194-205>209-221>225-260845-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-
FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-
336 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.  THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
642 
WWUS84 KEWX 252105
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
405 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM FOR THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF A DRY LINE..

.A DRY LINE WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST
PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY AND
VERY DRY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE
FROM BURNET TO HONDO...TO CRYSTAL CITY TO EL INDIO. WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND
20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM LATE AFTERNOON TO 7 PM.

TXZ171-183>189-202>204-217-218-260915-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0017.110426T1500Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
405 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
BURNET TO HONDO...TO CRYSTAL CITY TO EL INDIO. WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND
20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM LATE AFTERNOON TO 7 PM. AFTER 7 PM TODAY...THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH...AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SLOWLY INCREASES.

DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...THE DRY LINE COUPLED WITH A DRY WESTERLY
FLOW MIXING DOWNWARD TO THE SURFACE WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO HINDES.
HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO AT OR BELOW 20 PERCENT AND WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM
LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS
EXPECTED AFTER DARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ172-190-260915-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
BURNET-BLANCO-
405 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A DRY LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
BURNET TO HONDO...TO CRYSTAL CITY TO EL INDIO. WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND
20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM. AFTER 7 PM TODAY...THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH... AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SLOWLY INCREASES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ219-220-228-260915-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0017.110426T1500Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
405 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...THE DRY LINE COUPLED WITH A DRY WESTERLY
FLOW MIXING DOWNWARD TO THE SURFACE WILL CREATE CRITICAL DIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO HINDES.
HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO AT OR BELOW 20 PERCENT AND WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM
LATE MORNING THOUGH THE EARLY EVENING...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS
EXPECTED AFTER DARK.

A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.  THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ173-191>194-205>209-221>225-260915-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-
FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-
405 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.  THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
455 
WWUS84 KEWX 260026 AAA
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
726 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM FOR THE WEST
AND NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF A DRY LINE...

.THE DRY LINE COUPLED WITH A DRY WESTERLY FLOW MIXING DOWNWARD TO
THE SURFACE WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY
GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO HINDES. HUMIDITIES WILL
FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED AFTER DARK.

TXZ171-183>189-202>204-217-218-261230-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0017.110426T1500Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
726 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. 

THE DRY LINE COUPLED WITH A DRY WESTERLY FLOW MIXING DOWNWARD TO
THE SURFACE WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY
GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO HINDES. HUMIDITIES WILL
FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED AFTER DARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ172-190-261230-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
BURNET-BLANCO-
726 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. 

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ219-220-228-261230-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0017.110426T1500Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
726 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

THE DRY LINE COUPLED WITH A DRY WESTERLY FLOW MIXING DOWNWARD TO
THE SURFACE WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY
GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO HINDES. HUMIDITIES WILL
FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM LATE MORNING THOUGH THE EARLY
EVENING...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED AFTER DARK.

A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.  THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ173-191>194-205>209-221>225-261230-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-
FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-
726 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A FAST MOVING PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.  THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 5:10 AM CDTFire Weather WatchEWXAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more29 hr
Apr 25, 3:36 PM CDTRed Flag WarningEWXAtascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal and 17 more28 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.