Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 1, 2012, 3:11 PM CST for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 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
- Mar 1, 2012, 3:11 PM CST (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 33 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 352 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -275 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 761 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
056 WWUS84 KEWX 012111 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 311 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU...WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY AND DRY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...A DRYLINE WILL ENTER THE HILL COUNTRY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND ADJACENT AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE DRYLINE. THE DRYLINE WILL RETROGRADE WESTWARD LATE FRIDAY EVENING...BUT THE DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...LEAVING LITTLE TIME FOR MOISTURE RECOVERIES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY WITH 20-FOOT LEVEL SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD REMAIN AT OR NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ185>188-202-203-217-020915- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0002.120303T0300Z-120303T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0002.120302T2100Z-120303T2200Z/ REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KINNEY-UVALDE-MAVERICK- 311 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR A DRY FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS.... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS AREA. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... REAL...KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KINNEY...UVALDE... MAVERICK. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ183-184-020915- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0002.120302T2100Z-120303T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0002.120302T2100Z-120303T2200Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS- 311 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR A DRY FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS AREA. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ171-172-189-190-204-205-218>220-228-020915- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0002.120303T0300Z-120303T2200Z/ LLANO-BURNET-KENDALL-BLANCO-MEDINA-BEXAR-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA- DIMMIT- 311 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A DRY FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...KENDALL...BLANCO...MEDINA...BEXAR...ZAVALA... FRIO...ATASCOSA...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR EASTERN COUNTIES FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 4 DAYS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
5 follow-up statements
880 WWUS84 KEWX 020941 AAB RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 341 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY AND DRY NORTHERLY WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON SATURDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY WITH 20-FOOT LEVEL SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. TXZ188-021045- /O.CAN.KEWX.FW.W.0002.120302T2100Z-120303T2200Z/ GILLESPIE- 341 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS GILLESPIE COUNTY.... $$ TXZ171-172-189-190-205-220-021045- /O.CAN.KEWX.FW.A.0002.120303T0300Z-120303T2200Z/ LLANO-BURNET-KENDALL-BLANCO-BEXAR-ATASCOSA- 341 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FROM LLANO COUNTY SOUTH TO ATASCOSA COUNTY...BUT WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS SIMULTANEOUSLY. $$ TXZ204-218-219-228-022200- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0002.120303T0300Z-120303T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KEWX.FW.W.0002.120303T0300Z-120303T2200Z/ MEDINA-ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT- 341 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO TO THE RIO GRANDE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... MEDINA...ZAVALA...FRIO AND DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ183>187-202-203-217-022200- /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0002.120303T0300Z-120303T2200Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MAVERICK- 341 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT FOR FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDING THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...KINNEY... UVALDE...MAVERICK. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
581 WWUS84 KEWX 022122 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 322 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEHIND A COLD FRONT... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY AND DRY NORTHERLY WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON SATURDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY WITH 20-FOOT LEVEL SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TXZ183>187-202>204-217>219-228-031000- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.120303T0300Z-120303T2200Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK- ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT- 322 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...KINNEY... UVALDE...MEDINA...MAVERICK...ZAVALA...FRIO...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
661 WWUS84 KEWX 030933 AAD RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 333 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEHIND A COLD FRONT... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY AND DRY NORTHERLY WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON SATURDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED PRIOR TO NOON WITH 20-FOOT LEVEL SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. TXZ183>187-202>204-217>219-228-032145- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK- ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT- 333 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...KINNEY... UVALDE...MEDINA...MAVERICK...ZAVALA...FRIO...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
356 WWUS84 KEWX 031817 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1217 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDED OVER ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .GUSTY AND DRY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON SATURDAY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. TXZ171>173-188>194-205>209-220>225-032200- /O.EXA.KEWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS- BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- 1217 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO... HAYS...TRAVIS...BASTROP...LEE...BEXAR...COMAL...GUADALUPE... CALDWELL...FAYETTE...ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...GONZALES... DE WITT...LAVACA. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ TXZ183>187-202>204-217>219-228-032200- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK- ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT- 1217 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...KINNEY... UVALDE...MEDINA...MAVERICK...ZAVALA...FRIO...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
674 WWUS84 KEWX 032136 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 336 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .GUSTY AND DRY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-040000- /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 336 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL... KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...HAYS... TRAVIS...BASTROP...LEE...KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR... COMAL...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...MAVERICK...ZAVALA... FRIO...ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...GONZALES...DE WITT... LAVACA...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 6:23 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit and 13 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 21 more | 3 hr |
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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.