Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 1, 2016, 5:43 AM CST for 17 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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 1, 2016, 5:43 AM CST (11:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2016, 6:01 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Counties Bandera County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Llano 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), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 3719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
332 WWUS84 KEWX 011143 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 543 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO... .BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS. TODAY WILL FEATURE UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY WINDS. TUESDAY WILL FEATURE MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS AND NORTHERLY WINDS. BOTH DAYS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EACH DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT SHORTLY AFTER 1 PM AND BOTTOM OUT AROUND 15 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON EACH DAY. WHILE THIS AREA DID EXPERIENCE SOME RAINFALL BACK ON JANUARY 26TH...FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES HAVE CURED AND CAN IGNITE EASILY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FURTHER EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THIS AREA TOO...THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY WILL NOT DROP AS FAR...AND FUELS HAVE A HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT. TXZ183-184-202-217-021145- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0001.160201T1900Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0001.160201T1900Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 543 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202 AND 217... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202 AND 217... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK. * WIND...15 TO 30 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ228-021145- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0001.160201T1900Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ DIMMIT- 543 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ171-185>189-203-204-218-219-021145- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-UVALDE-MEDINA-ZAVALA- FRIO- 543 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...185...186...187...188... 189...203...204...218 AND 219... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...185...186...187... 188...189...203...204...218 AND 219. * WIND...15 TO 25 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
6 follow-up statements
702 WWUS84 KEWX 012114 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 314 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO... .BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TODAY WILL FEATURE UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY WINDS. TUESDAY WILL BRING COOLER CONDITIONS AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. BOTH DAYS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EACH DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT SHORTLY AFTER 1 PM AND BOTTOM OUT AROUND 15 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON EACH DAY. WHILE THIS AREA DID EXPERIENCE SOME RAINFALL BACK ON JANUARY 26TH... FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES HAVE CURED AND CAN IGNITE EASILY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THIS AREA TOO...THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. IN ADDITION... HUMIDITY WILL NOT DROP AS FAR...AND FUELS HAVE A HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT. TXZ183-184-202-217-228-021300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK-DIMMIT- 314 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202... 217 AND 228... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184... 202...217 AND 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...NEAR 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ172-190-021300- /O.EXA.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ BURNET-BLANCO- 314 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 172 AND 190... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... BURNET AND BLANCO. * WIND...15 TO 25 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ171-185>189-203-204-218-219-021300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-UVALDE-MEDINA-ZAVALA- FRIO- 314 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...185...186...187... 188...189...203...204...218 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...UVALDE... MEDINA...ZAVALA...FRIO * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
963 WWUS84 KEWX 020026 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 626 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO... .BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. COUPLED WITH THESE WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT FROM ABOUT NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THIS AREA TOO...THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THE LOWER 20 PERCENTILE. IN ADDITION... HUMIDITY WILL NOT DROP AS FAR...AND FUELS HAVE A HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT. TXZ183-184-202-217-228-021230- /O.EXP.KEWX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK-DIMMIT- 626 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY... MAVERICK AND DIMMIT COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202...217 AND 228... && $$ TXZ171-172-185>190-203-204-218-219-021230- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-BURNET-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-UVALDE- MEDINA-ZAVALA-FRIO- 626 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...172...185...186... 187...188...189...190...203...204...218 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL... UVALDE... MEDINA...ZAVALA...FRIO * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
083 WWUS84 KEWX 020056 AAA RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 656 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO... .BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. COUPLED WITH THESE WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT FROM ABOUT NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THIS AREA TOO...THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THE LOWER 20 PERCENTILE. TXZ183-184-202-217-228-030000- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK-DIMMIT- 656 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY... MAVERICK AND DIMMIT COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202...217 AND 228... $$ TXZ171-172-185>190-203-204-218-219-030000- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-BURNET-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-UVALDE- MEDINA-ZAVALA-FRIO- 656 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...172...185...186... 187...188...189...190...203...204...218 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL... UVALDE... MEDINA...ZAVALA...FRIO * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
161 WWUS84 KEWX 020857 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 257 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY... EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...STRONGEST MIDDAY AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKENING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HILL COUNTRY. COUPLED WITH THESE WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT FROM ABOUT NOON TO 6 PM CST. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH DRYING FUELS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THIS REGION. TXZ171-172-185>190-203-204-218-219-030000- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1800Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-BURNET-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-UVALDE- MEDINA-ZAVALA-FRIO- 257 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS DUE TO GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. * AFFECTED AREA...LLANO...BURNET...REAL...KERR...BANDERA... GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...UVALDE...MEDINA...ZAVALA AND FRIO COUNTIES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ183-184-202-217-228-030000- /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1800Z-160203T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK-DIMMIT- 257 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS DUE TO GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. * AFFECTED AREA...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY AND DIMMIT COUNTIES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. $$
991 WWUS84 KEWX 022136 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 336 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY...SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY...SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS GIVEN NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO NEAR 20 MPH AND HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 25%. A RED FLAG WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH DRYING FUELS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THIS REGION. TXZ171-172-183>190-202>204-217>219-228-030000- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-BURNET-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE- KENDALL-BLANCO-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT- 336 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY...SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS DUE TO GUSTY WINS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...LLANO...BURNET...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL... KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...KINNEY... UVALDE...MEDINA...MAVERICK...ZAVALA...FRIO...DIMMIT COUNTIES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. $$
518 WWUS84 KEWX 030001 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 601 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED...... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUE TO RECOVER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND RANGING FROM 18 TO 29 PERCENT ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU. HOWEVER...THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THE LAST FEW HOURS AND CURRENT OBSERVATIONS SHOW WIND SPEEDS AROUND 6 TO 14 MPH. BOTH LAMP AND MOS GUIDANCE SHOW WINDS DECREASING AND BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR RIO GRANDE AND EDWARDS PLATEAU IS CANCELLED. TXZ171-172-183>190-202>204-217>219-228-030115- /O.CAN.KEWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-BURNET-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE- KENDALL-BLANCO-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT- 601 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...172...183...184... 185...186...187...188...189...190...202...203...204...217...218... 219 AND 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. BOTH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND SPEED VALUES ARE BELOW RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 9:23 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 8 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:43 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:43 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 12 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:40 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Frio and 5 more | 2 hr |
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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.