Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
222 PM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON...

.DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A COLUMBUS TO
HOUSTON TO GALVESTON LINE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 15 AND
25 PERCENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 27 MPH ARE OCCURRING.
WINDS SHOULD RAPIDLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

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GALVESTON-HARRIS-
222 PM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED COUNTIES... HARRIS...GALVESTON.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 27 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* 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. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

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AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-COLORADO-FORT BEND-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-WALLER-
WHARTON-
222 PM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* AFFECTED COUNTIES... COLORADO...AUSTIN...WALLER...WHARTON... 
  FORT BEND...JACKSON...MATAGORDA...BRAZORIA. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 27 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...14 TO 25 PERCENT.

* 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. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
352 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE RIDING UP INTO THE AREA ABOVE 8000FT WITH -RA/--RA
FALLING OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER S/W IN
THE BOTTOM OF THE TROUGH ROTATING THROUGH NCTX EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE TROUGH MOVES EAST TODAY AND SUBSIDENCE INCREASES WITH SKIES
CLEARING AND DRY NORTHWEST FLOW. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IN THE
SOUTHWEST THAT DIDN'T GET ITS SHARE OF THE MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL
YESTERDAY. UPPER RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL VERY SLOWLY
MOVE EAST THIS WEEK PULLING DOWN ANOTHER DRY REINFORCING COLD
FRONT LATE TUESDAY MAINTAINING THE NORTHEAST TO EAST LL FLOW. THE
SURFACE HIGH MOVES EAST THURSDAY AND SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS. THIS
WILL LEAD TO DRY WEATHER WITH A STEADY WARMING TREND THIS WEEK. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FINALLY BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE LATE SUNDAY IN
COLORADO AND THE ONSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS. THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE
WARM WITH A SHOWER OR TWO POSSIBLE BUT CAP SHOULD BE STOUT. FOR
NOW WILL KEEP FORECAST FOR SUNDAY RAIN-FREE.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TUE-SUN SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S
INCREASING TO MID TO UPPER 70S. LOWS TONIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE 30S
WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD AND CXO SHOULD FALL TO 33-32
DEGREES WITH MOST SITES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
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&&

.MARINE...
SCA CONDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING. THE GRADIENT IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN QUICKLY AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER SE TX. ANOTHER SURGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. SFC WINDS
WILL BECOME E-NE AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST. ONSHORE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST AND LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. 43

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WILL REPLACE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WITH A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
AREAS SW OF HOUSTON FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WEATHER. RH VALUES
WILL FALL BETWEEN 15-20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. 43

&&
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL)      63  36  72  41  73 /   0   0   0   0   0
HOUSTON (IAH)              64  37  71  43  72 /   0   0   0   0   0
GALVESTON (GLS)            64  43  66  53  69 /  10   0   0   0   0

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS
     FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...
     WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
     CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO
     FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

DISCUSSION...45

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
403 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

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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-
403 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON LEADING TO ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WINDS WILL RELAX THIS EVENING ENDING THE FIRE DANGER. A RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.