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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

September 4, 201123 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this red flag warning at Sep 4, 2011, 5:46 AM CDT for 23 counties in Texas. It took effect at Sep 5, 2011, 4:53 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 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
Sep 4, 2011, 5:46 AM CDT (10:46 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 5, 2011, 4:53 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 5, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
All 23 counties

Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 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

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 242 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2011-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 309 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2011-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
309 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

588 
WWUS84 KHGX 041046
RFWHGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
546 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY INLAND NORTHWEST ZONES AND
RED FLAG WARNING ALL ZONES SUNDAY AND MONDAY...

.A DRY AIR MASS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
EXACERBATE THE DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE IN THE WAKE OF A
FRONT ON MONDAY. THESE CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO
DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THROUGH LABOR DAY.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-050000-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FW.W.0013.110905T1500Z-110906T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KHGX.FW.W.0012.110904T1400Z-110905T0000Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
546 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...
178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211...212...
213...214...226...227...235...236...237... AND 238... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...178...179...195...
196...197...198...199...200...210...211...212...213...214...226...
227...235...236...237...AND 238...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM
CDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177... 
  178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211... 
  212...213...214...226...227...235...236...237 AND 238. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT MINIMUM THIS AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 25
  PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE EXPECTED. SCATTERED SHOWERS EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 45 THIS MORNING BECOMING ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  AN OUTDOOR BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
915 
WWUS84 KHGX 041242 CCA
RFWHGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
741 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY INLAND NORTHWEST ZONES AND
RED FLAG WARNING ALL ZONES SUNDAY AND MONDAY...

.A DRY AIR MASS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
EXACERBATE THE DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE IN THE WAKE OF A
FRONT ON MONDAY. THESE CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THROUGH LABOR DAY.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-050200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FW.W.0013.110905T1500Z-110906T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KHGX.FW.W.0012.110904T1400Z-110905T0000Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
741 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...
178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211...212...
213...214...226...227...235...236...237... AND 238... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...178...179...195...
196...197...198...199...200...210...211...212...213...214...226...
227...235...236...237...AND 238...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM
CDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177... 
  178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211... 
  212...213...214...226...227...235...236...237 AND 238. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT MINIMUM THIS AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 25
  PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE EXPECTED. SCATTERED SHOWERS EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 45 THIS MORNING BECOMING ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  AN OUTDOOR BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
905 
WWUS84 KHGX 041347
RFWHGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
847 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY AND MONDAY...

.A DRY AIR MASS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL EXACERBATE
THE DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT ON
MONDAY. THESE CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THROUGH LABOR DAY.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-060200-
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0012.110904T1400Z-110905T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0013.110905T1500Z-110906T0200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
847 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...178...179...195...
196...197...198...199...200...210...211...212...213...214...226...
227...235...236...237 AND 238... 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT
MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...178...179...
195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211...212...213...214...
226...227...235...236...237 AND 238...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM
CDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177... 
  178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211... 
  212...213...214...226...227...235...236...237 AND 238. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT MINIMUM THIS AFTERNOON AND 15 TO
  25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE EXPECTED. SCATTERED SHOWERS EAST OF 
  INTERSTATE 45 THIS MORNING BECOMING ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  AN OUTDOOR BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
692 
WWUS84 KHGX 041436
RFWHGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
936 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY
AND MONDAY...

.A DRY AIR MASS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL EXACERBATE
THE DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT ON
MONDAY. THESE CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THROUGH LABOR DAY.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-060200-
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0013.110905T1500Z-110906T0200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
936 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND SUNDAY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...178...179...195...196...197...
198...199...200...210...211...212...213...214...226...227...235...
236...237 AND 238...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177... 
  178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211... 
  212...213...214...226...227...235...236...237 AND 238. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT MINIMUM THIS AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 
  25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE EXPECTED. SCATTERED SHOWERS EAST OF 
  INTERSTATE 45 THIS MORNING BECOMING ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  AN OUTDOOR BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
534 
WWUS84 KHGX 042050
RFWHGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
350 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH MONDAY...

.A DRY AIR MASS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL EXACERBATE
THE DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH
MONDAY. CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-060200-
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0013.110905T1500Z-110906T0200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
350 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 163...164...176...177...178...179...195...196...197...198...
199...200...210...211...212...213...214...226...227...235...236...
237 AND 238...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177... 
  178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211... 
  212...213...214...226...227...235...236...237 AND 238. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT MINIMUM THIS AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 
  25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE EXPECTED. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...THEN DRY ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  AN OUTDOOR BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
360 
WWUS84 KHGX 050953
RFWHGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
453 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH
MONDAY...

.A DRY AIR MASS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
EXACERBATE THE VERY DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. THE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-051800-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FW.W.0013.110905T0953Z-110906T0300Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
453 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...178...179...195...
196...197...198...199...200...210...211...212...213...214...226...
227...235...236...237...AND 238...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177... 
  178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211... 
  212...213...214...226...227...235...236...237 AND 238. 

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AN 
  OUTDOOR BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
305 
WWUS84 KHGX 051924
RFWHGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
224 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL
10PM TONIGHT...

.A DRY AIR MASS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
EXACERBATE THE VERY DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. THE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-060300-
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110906T0300Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
224 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177...178...
179...195... 196...197...198...199...200...210...211...212...
213...214...226... 227...235...236...237...AND 238...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 163...164...176...177... 
  178...179...195...196...197...198...199...200...210...211... 
  212...213...214...226...227...235...236...237 AND 238. 

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS
  DIMINISHING AFTER 7PM TONIGHT. 

* HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  AN OUTDOOR BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 4:22 AM CDTWind AdvisoryHGXHouston17 hr
Sep 4, 7:05 AM CDTLow Water AdvisoryHGX39 hr

Nearby

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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.