The Brown Ranch Fire burned 17831 acres in Edwards County. The fire started on August 10 and was 100% contained on August 16.
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The Brown Ranch Fire burned 17831 acres in Edwards County. The fire started on August 10 and was 100% contained on August 16. Three homes were destroyed by the fire and at least another 40 were evacuated.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 9, 11:28 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1228 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015 .AVIATION.../06Z TAFS/ NO CONCERNS WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING IN CONTROL AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. SATELLITE CURRENTLY SHOWING LOW CLOUD DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS. EXPECT TO SEE KSAT/KSSF BECOME MVFR 07Z-08Z. NOT AS CONFIDENT FOR KAUS AND WILL CONTINUE WITH A TEMPO FOR MVFR CIGS THERE. KDRT WILL ONLY SEE AN HOUR OR TWO OD SCT SO NO ISSUES. S/SE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 10 KNOTS AFTER 06Z. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 10-15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 20 KNOTS AFTER 15Z AND BECOME SELY SAME SPEEDS AFTER 21Z. LIKELY TO SEE LESS LOW CLOUD DEVELOPMENT FOR MON NIGHT INTO TUES MORNING SO NO ISSUES FOR THE 30 HOUR TAF SITES. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 852 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2015/ UPDATE... /NPW CANCELED/ ALL HEAT INDEX REPORTS IN THE AREA FELL BELOW 105 AND WELL BELOW THE ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 108/110 DEGREES FOR EAST/WEST COUNTIES. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS REPLACES THE CANCELED HEAT ADVISORY. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 637 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2015/ AVIATION.../00Z TAF CYCLE/ VFR SKC ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WITH ONLY A FEW/SCT250 CIRRUS CLOUDS AS OF 09/2330Z. VFR WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 09Z OR SO WITH DEVELOPMENT OF MVFR STRATUS CLOUDS INVOF KSAT/KSSF AND KAUS THROUGH 14-15Z. HIGHEST CONFIDENCE EXISTS FOR SAT/SSF PER SOUNDING ANALYSIS AND HRRR OUTPUT. KAUS COULD ALSO BE IMPACTED WITH BKN015 CIGS BUT MAY BE MORE SPORADIC. KDRT SHOULD STAY VFR THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT STRATUS WAS CLOSE BY THIS MORNING AND THIS TREND WILL NEED TO MONITORED IN THE 06Z TAF ISSUANCE. CURRENT SURFACE WINDS OF 10-15 KT OUT OF THE SE WILL CALM TO 5-10KT OVERNIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL MONDAY AFTER 15Z WITH A REPEAT OF TODAY. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 240 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2015/ SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE THIS EVENING. PEAK HEATING HAS YET TO OCCUR BUT LOOKS LIKE A FEW SPOTS WILL HIT ADVISORY CRITERIA MAINLY OVER THE FAR EAST...DECENT MIXING ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA WILL DROP DEW POINTS THROUGH THE DAY. MILD NIGHT TONIGHT WITH A REPEAT OF STRATUS FORMATION ACROSS CENTRAL SECTIONS WITH STRONGER LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW. ANOTHER HOT DAY ON MONDAY BUT THE UPPER RIDGE WILL START A WESTWARD MOVEMENT THAT WILL BRING SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO POP AND TEMPS LATER IN THE WEEK. FAIRLY LOW DEWPOINTS WILL GENERALLY KEEP AREA HEAT INDEX VALUES JUST BELOW HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA LEVELS. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO THE RED RIVER AREA...HELPING TO DECREASE THE GRADIENT MONDAY NIGHT AND LIMIT THE EARLY MORNING CLOUD COVER BY TUESDAY. LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... AS THE UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS WEST BY MID WEEK...A SIMILAR PATTERN WILL DEVELOP LIKE THE END OF JULY. A WEAK BACKDOOR COOL FRONT WILL PUSH INTO EAST AND NE TEXAS AS MID AND UPPER FLOW BECOMES INCREASINGLY EASTERLY/NORTHEASTERLY. RH TIME SECTIONS SHOWS AN INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE STARTING LATE TUE INTO WED. THIS MOISTURE INCREASE...ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED HOT TEMPS...SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO FIRE UP ISOLATED/SCT CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS ON WED AND AGAIN ON THU. LIKE THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO...STORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME STRONG DOWNDRAFTS...WITH SEVERAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LIKELY HELPING TO INITIATE ADDITIONAL STORMS. THIS MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PUSH WEST THROUGH THE WEEK...AND BY WEEKS END...POP WILL BE CONFINED TO THE FAR WEST AND NORTHWEST. BY THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING AN UPPER LOW OVER THE SE U.S. MOVING WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...MOVING TOWARD THE TEXAS COAST. LOWERING 500MB HEIGHTS AND BETTER MOISTURE LEVELS WILL KEEP THE INTENSE HEAT AWAY...BUT THE HIGHER DEWPOINTS MIGHT ACTUALLY KEEP HEAT INDEX VALUES PLENTY WARM. CANT RULE OUT SOME CHANCES OF RAIN ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL PLAINS DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LOW. THE HOPE WILL BE FOR THIS SYSTEM AND MOISTURE TO PUSH FARTHER INLAND AND GIVE SOME RAIN CHANCES BEYOND THE 7 DAY PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 76 102 78 101 77 / 0 0 0 - 10 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 74 101 74 101 76 / 0 0 0 - 10 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 77 102 76 101 76 / 0 0 0 0 - BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 73 101 76 101 78 / 0 0 0 - 10 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 77 102 77 103 78 / 0 0 0 0 0 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 75 102 77 102 79 / 0 0 0 - 10 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 74 101 74 102 75 / 0 0 0 0 0 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 76 100 75 101 77 / 0 0 0 - - LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 75 101 77 103 77 / 0 0 0 10 10 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 78 101 77 101 78 / 0 0 0 0 - STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 77 102 76 101 77 / 0 0 0 0 - && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && MESOSCALE/AVIATION...10 SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1219 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-101100- 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- 1219 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS INTO NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION RESULTING IN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN HEAT INDEX VALUES. MOIST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 102 TO 106...EXCEPT IN THE HILL COUNTRY WHEE VALUES WILL BE CLOSER TO 100. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 805 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2015 TXZ173-191>194-202>209-217>225-228-101100- WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR- COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN... BASTROP...GIDDINGS...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO... SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE... EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE... KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 805 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2015 ...ELEVATED HEAT INDEX VALUES CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY... HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 108 DEGREES OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS AND 111 DEGREES OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. MOST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE IN THE 102 TO 106 RANGE...EXCEPT IN PARTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY WHERE VALUES WILL BE CLOSER TO 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS MONDAY OR TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST VALUES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DEL RIO TO SAN ANTONIO TO TAYLOR. IN ADDITION TO HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES...DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO DEHYDRATION AND AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES FOR THE EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT. NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE...AS INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING. BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACK SEAT!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 805 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2015 TXZ173-191>194-202>209-217>225-228-101100- WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR- COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN... BASTROP...GIDDINGS...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO... SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE... EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE... KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 805 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2015 ...ELEVATED HEAT INDEX VALUES CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY... HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 108 DEGREES OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS AND 110 DEGREES OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. MOST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE IN THE 102 TO 106 RANGE...EXCEPT IN PARTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY WHERE VALUES WILL BE CLOSER TO 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS MONDAY OR TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST VALUES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DEL RIO TO SAN ANTONIO TO TAYLOR. IN ADDITION TO HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES...DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO DEHYDRATION AND AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES FOR THE EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT. NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE...AS INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING. BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACK SEAT!
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Brown Ranch Fire burned 17831 acres in Edwards County. The fire started on August 10 and was 100% contained on August 16. Three homes were destroyed by the fire and at least another 40 were evacuated.
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