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Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 25, 201123 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 25, 2011, 3:36 PM CDT for 23 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 26, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 26, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 23 counties

Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Comal County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Hays County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney 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, Zavala County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3397 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 293 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
3397 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
296 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.1
Supercell composite
11.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$
286 
WWUS84 KEWX 261005
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
505 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM TODAY 
ALONG AND WEST OF IH-35 FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
WAKE OF A DRY LINE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF 
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT...

.THE DRY LINE MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM THE WEST AGAIN
TODAY...COUPLED WITH DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MIXING TO THE
SURFACE...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ALONG
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GEORGETOWN TO AUSTIN TO SAN ANTONIO TO
PLEASANTON. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR AND BELOW 20 PERCENT.
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. DRY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PREVAIL ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...IN WAKE OF A
PACIFIC COLD FRONT...BRINGING MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10
PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO 20 PERCENT EAST OF
HIGHWAY 281.

TXZ172-173-190>192-205-206-270100-
/O.EXA.KEWX.FW.W.0017.110426T1500Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BEXAR-COMAL-
505 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

A DRY LINE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. BREEZY AND VERY
DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
8 PM. WINDS WILL PICKUP TO 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE. THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR
AND BELOW 20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM TODAY. AFTER 8 PM
TODAY...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH...AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SLOWLY
INCREASES.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ171-183>189-202>204-217>220-228-270100-
/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-FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
505 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

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

A DRY LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. BREEZY AND VERY
DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
8 PM. WINDS WILL PICKUP TO 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE. THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL 
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM TODAY. AFTER 
8 PM TODAY...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH...AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
SLOWLY INCREASES.

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 NEAR 5 TO 12 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.

&&

$$

TXZ193-194-207>209-221>225-270100-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
BASTROP-LEE-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-
DE WITT-LAVACA-
505 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...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.

&&

$$
139 
WWUS84 KEWX 261515
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1015 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM TODAY ALONG
AND WEST OF I-35 FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEST OF
THE DRYLINE...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY FROM 9 AM
UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT...

.THE DRYLINE WILL PUSH EASTWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY.
BREEZY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEST OF THE DRYLINE....GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM GEORGETOWN TO AUSTIN TO SAN ANTONIO TO PLEASANTON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR AND BELOW 20 PERCENT ALONG
THE I-35 CORRIDOR...INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND RIO
GRANDE PLAINS...AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE EDWARDS
PLATEAU. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL MIX DOWN TO
THE SURFACE FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

ON WEDNESDAY...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO
THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO 20 PERCENT
EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW
TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.


TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-217>220-228-270315-
/O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0018.110427T1400Z-110428T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-
COMAL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
1015 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS AN UPGRADE TO THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SEPARATE RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

THE DRYLINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT ALONG
THE I-35 CORRIDOR...INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND RIO
GRANDE PLAINS...AND SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE EDWARDS PLATEAU. THIS
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH 8 PM
TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT.

ON WEDNESDAY...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO
THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO 20 PERCENT
EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW
TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ193-194-207>209-221>225-270315-
/O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0008.110427T1400Z-110428T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0018.110427T1400Z-110428T0100Z/
BASTROP-LEE-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-
DE WITT-LAVACA-
1015 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS AN UPGRADE TO THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

ON WEDNESDAY...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO
THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO 20 PERCENT
EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW
TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
781 
WWUS84 KEWX 262033
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
333 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT ALONG AND
WEST OF I-35 FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEST OF THE
DRYLINE...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY FROM 9 AM UNTIL 8
PM FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT...

.THE DRYLINE PUSHING EASTWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS
AFTERNOON HAS LED TO BREEZY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WEST OF THE
DRYLINE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE FALLEN TO AS LOW AS THE SINGLE
DIGITS ACROSS THE EDWARDS PLATEAU. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
SLOW TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT AS THE DRYLINE RETREATS WESTWARD.

ON WEDNESDAY...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER
INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO
20 PERCENT EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.

TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-217>220-228-270845-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0018.110427T1400Z-110428T0100Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-
COMAL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
333 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE WEST OF THE DRYLINE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO
INCREASE OVERNIGHT. 

ON WEDNESDAY...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER
INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO
20 PERCENT EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ193-194-207>209-221>225-270845-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0018.110427T1400Z-110428T0100Z/
BASTROP-LEE-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-
DE WITT-LAVACA-
333 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

ON WEDNESDAY...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER
INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO
20 PERCENT EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
560 
WWUS84 KEWX 270110 AAA
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
810 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY FROM 9 AM UNTIL
8 PM FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT...

.A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TO ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER
INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO 20
PERCENT EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.

TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-217>220-228-271315-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0018.110427T1400Z-110428T0100Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-
COMAL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
810 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THAT WAS ISSUED FOR TODAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED FOR TODAY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TO ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER
INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO 20
PERCENT EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ193-194-207>209-221>225-271315-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0018.110427T1400Z-110428T0100Z/
BASTROP-LEE-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-
DE WITT-LAVACA-
810 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TO ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER
INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NEAR 10 TO 20
PERCENT EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET...BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT.

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.

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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, 5:10 AM CDTRed Flag WarningEWXBandera, Blanco, Burnet, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall and 9 more14 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.