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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
132 PM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR BEHIND A DRYLINE AND PACIFIC
FRONT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

.A dryline and Pacific cold front are expected to move across
South Central Texas during the day Friday. Strong west to
northwest winds and very dry air behind the front will bring
critical fire weather conditions across much of the region. These
conditions will quickly spread eastward, becoming widespread
along and west of the I-35 corridor by noon. Sustained westerly
winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts to 35 mph will coincide with RH
values of of 5 to 15 percent along and west of the I-35 corridor
Friday afternoon and early evening. Winds are forecast to
diminish after sunset Friday. Stronger winds are forecast across
all of South- Central Texas on Saturday, and combined with a very
dry air across the region will result in another critical fire
weather day.

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Bastrop-Lee-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Wilson-
132 PM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN
EDWARDS PLATEAU, HILL COUNTRY, RIO GRANDE PLAINS, AND
I-35 CORRIDOR...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS 
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS...

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in 
effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Friday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued for gusty winds and low humidity from Saturday 
afternoon through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Hill Country, Southern Edwards Plateau, Rio 
  Grande Plains, and I-35 corridor.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT 
  Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday afternoon 
  through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...For Friday, west to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with
  gusts to 35 mph. For Saturday northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with
  gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will rapidly increase in size 
  and intensity, move quickly, and be very difficult to control.

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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-Bexar-
Comal-Maverick-Zavala-Frio-Atascosa-Dimmit-
132 PM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN
EDWARDS PLATEAU, HILL COUNTRY, RIO GRANDE PLAINS, AND
I-35 CORRIDOR...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS 
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS...

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in 
effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Friday. A Fire Weather Watch has also
been issued for gusty winds and low humidity from Saturday 
afternoon through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Hill Country, Southern Edwards Plateau, Rio 
  Grande Plains, and I-35 corridor.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT 
  Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday afternoon 
  through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...For Friday, west to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with
  gusts to 35 mph. For Saturday northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with
  gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will rapidly increase in size 
  and intensity, move quickly, and be very difficult to control.

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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

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Fayette-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-
132 PM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS...

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in 
effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...All of South-Central Texas

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will rapidly increase in size 
  and intensity, move quickly, and be very difficult to control.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

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