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FIRE WEATHER WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO/SANTA TERESA NM

730 AM MST TUE MAR 22 2005



NMZ110>111-231500-



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE

SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWLAND DESERT AREAS OF

SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO EXPECTED LOW RELATIVE

HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 15%... SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH

GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH AND FORECAST FIRE DANGER CLASS OF HIGH TO VERY

HIGH.



FIRE WEATHER ZONES INCLUDED IN THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH ARE: 110...111





DISCUSSION...



AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TODAY WILL BRING DRYING CONDITIONS OVER THE

REGION WITH INCREASING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND DECREASING

HUMIDITY VALUES. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH

TOMORROW WHICH WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION.

THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND DRYING IN THE LOWLANDS AND

THE SACS WILL BRING A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A RED FLAG WARNING ON

WEDNESDAY.



PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIELD FIRE CREWS OF THIS

FIRE WEATHER WATCH.



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RED FLAG WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

948 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005



TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-217>220-228-230000-

ATASCOSA TX-BANDERA TX-BEXAR TX-BLANCO TX-BURNET TX-COMAL TX-

DIMMIT TX-EDWARDS TX-FRIO TX-GILLESPIE TX-HAYS TX-KENDALL TX-KERR TX-

KINNEY TX-LLANO TX-MAVERICK TX-MEDINA TX-REAL TX-TRAVIS TX-UVALDE TX-

VAL VERDE TX-WILLIAMSON TX-ZAVALA TX-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDEMERE...WIMBERLEY...VANDERPOOL...

UVALDE...UNIVERSAL CITY...TAYLOR...TARPLEY...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...

SPOFFORD...SERENADA...SAN MARCOS...SAN ANTONIO...ROUND ROCK...

ROUND MOUNTAIN...ROCKSPRINGS...QUEMADO...POTEET...PLEASANTON...

PFLUGERVILLE...PEARSALL...NEW BRAUNFELS...MEDINA...MARBLE FALLS...

LOMA ALTA...LLANO...LEAKEY...LANGTRY...LA PRYOR...KINGSLAND...

KERRVILLE...JUNO...JOURDANTON...HONDO...GRANGER...GEORGETOWN...

FREDERICKSBURG...EL INDIO...EAGLE PASS...DRIPPING SPRINGS...DILLEY...

DEVINE...DEL RIO...CRYSTAL CITY...COMSTOCK...COMFORT...CHRISTINE...

CHARLOTTE...CEDAR PARK...CASTROVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS...

CANYON LAKE DAM...CAMPBELLTON...BURNET...BUCHANAN DAM...

BRACKETTVILLE...BOERNE...BLANCO...BIG WELLS...BERTRAM...BATESVILLE...

BANDERA...AUSTIN AND ANDERSON MILL

948 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005



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



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX HAS ISSUED A

RED FLAG WARNING.



RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 10 PERCENT ALONG THE RIO

GRANDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE HILL

COUNTRY AND INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE

TO BETWEEN 15 AND 17 MPH. THESE FORECAST WEATHER

CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH A FORECAST HIGH FIRE DANGER PROMTED THIS

WARNING.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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