Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Mar 10, 2013, 4:46 AM CDT (09:46 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 10, 2013, 9:00 AM CDT

Expired

Mar 10, 2013, 8:19 PM CDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties Atascosa County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Frio County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Zavala County, TX

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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103 
WWUS84 KEWX 100946
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
446 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU FOR STRONG
WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT...

.A COLD FRONT IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
TODAY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. ALTHOUGH A 
FEW AREAS RECEIVED A WETTING RAIN OVERNIGHT...MANY AREAS ALONG AND 
SOUTHWEST OF A ROCKSPRINGS TO UVALDE TO CAMPBELLTON LINE RECEIVED
LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL. THE BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...WITH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED 
LATE TONIGHT. SOME BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP FOR A FEW
HOURS MONDAY BEFORE THE STRONGER WINDS CONCENTRATE FARTHER TO THE 
EAST.

TXZ183-184-202>204-217>220-228-110200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0009.130310T1400Z-130311T0200Z/
VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-
ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
446 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... 
  VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...MAVERICK... 
  ZAVALA...FRIO...ATASCOSA...DIMMIT. 

* 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 25 MPH

* HUMIDITY...12 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 THAT 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

132 
WWUS84 KEWX 110119
RFWEWX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
819 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

.RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE 
AREA. HOWEVER...20-FOOT WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THAN 15 MPH.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING AS
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS WITH
WINDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH.

TXZ183-184-202>204-217>220-228-110230-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130311T0200Z/
VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-
ATASCOSA-DIMMIT-
819 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE 
PLAINS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS CANCELLED
THE RED FLAG WARNING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE 
AREA. HOWEVER...WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THAN 15 MPH. ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS WITH
WINDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH.

$$


FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU

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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.