Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2011, 2:53 PM CST for 15 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 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
- Feb 26, 2011, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Counties Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Frio County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney 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), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 1016 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
977 WWUS84 KEWX 262053 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 253 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EDWARDS PLATEAU...RIO GRANDE PLAINS...AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND INTO WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND PUSH A DRY LINE AND COLD FRONT THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. BEHIND THE FRONT VERY DRY AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS BY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE WILD FIRES DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TXZ183-184-202-203-217-218-228-270545- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0001.110227T1800Z-110228T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0004.110227T1800Z-110228T0400Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT- 253 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES WILL REACH CRITICAL VALUES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEHIND A COLD FRONT. 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. && $$ TXZ185>187-204-219-270545- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0004.110227T1800Z-110228T0400Z/ REAL-KERR-BANDERA-MEDINA-FRIO- 253 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES WILL REACH CRITICAL VALUES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
497 WWUS84 KEWX 270419 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1019 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EDWARDS PLATEAU...RIO GRANDE PLAINS...AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS TEXAS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A DRY LINE AND PACIFIC COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. BEHIND THE FRONT...VERY DRY AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE WILD FIRES DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TXZ183>187-202>204-217>219-228-271300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.110227T1800Z-110228T0400Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK- ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT- 1019 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY. WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REACH CRITICAL VALUES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$
815 WWUS84 KEWX 271122 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 522 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE EDWARDS PLATEAU...RIO GRANDE PLAINS...AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... ...ALSO EXPANDED THE RED FLAG WARNING TO INCLUDE KENDALL...BEXAR AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS TEXAS LATER TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A PACIFIC COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. BEHIND THE FRONT...VERY DRY AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE WILD FIRES DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TXZ189-205-220-272330- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0002.110228T1300Z-110301T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KEWX.FW.W.0004.110227T1800Z-110228T0400Z/ KENDALL-BEXAR-ATASCOSA- 522 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REACH CRITICAL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ TXZ183>187-202>204-217>219-228-272330- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0002.110228T1300Z-110301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.110227T1800Z-110228T0400Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK- ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT- 522 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH INCLUDE THE EDWARDS PLATEAU... RIO GRANDE PLAINS...WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND KENDALL...BEXAR AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REACH CRITICAL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...RH VALUES WILL COME UP A BIT AND THE WINDS WILL DROP SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER...BOTH RH AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO COME BACK UP ON MONDAY TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EDWARDS PLATEAU...RIO GRANDE PLAINS...AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
491 WWUS84 KEWX 271536 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 936 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A PACIFIC COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. BEHIND THE FRONT...VERY DRY AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS BY MID AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE WILD FIRES DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TXZ183>187-189-202>205-217>220-228-272200- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.110227T1800Z-110228T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0002.110228T1300Z-110301T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KENDALL-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA- BEXAR-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT- 936 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REACH CRITICAL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...RH VALUES WILL COME UP A BIT AND THE WINDS WILL DROP SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER...BOTH RH AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO COME BACK UP ON MONDAY TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EDWARDS PLATEAU...RIO GRANDE PLAINS...AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
667 WWUS84 KEWX 272031 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 231 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND WESTERN WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM ON MONDAY... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A DRY LINE...FOLLOWED BY A PACIFIC COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...VERY DRY AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION AND WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE WILD FIRES DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TXZ186-187-189-204-205-219-220-280500- /O.CAN.KEWX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110228T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0002.110228T1300Z-110301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0005.110228T1200Z-110228T2200Z/ KERR-BANDERA-KENDALL-MEDINA-BEXAR-FRIO-ATASCOSA- 231 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES...HOWEVER A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HUMID TIES WILL REACH CRITICAL VALUES MONDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ TXZ183>185-202-203-217-218-228-280500- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0002.110228T1300Z-110301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0005.110228T1200Z-110228T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110228T0600Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KINNEY-UVALDE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT- 231 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY DRY WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE DRY LINE THIS EVENING AND CAUSE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES. THE WINDS AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE RISING AGAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER HUMIDITIES AND WINDS WILL AGAIN REACH CRITICAL VALUES MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. && $$ TXZ188-190-191-206>208-221>224-280500- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0005.110228T1200Z-110228T2200Z/ GILLESPIE-BLANCO-HAYS-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-WILSON-KARNES- GONZALES-DE WITT- 231 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HUMID TIES WILL REACH CRITICAL VALUES MONDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
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.