Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
546 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...

.A MODERATE NORTH WIND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING
ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO SOUTH
TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BREEZY WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PRODUCE A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER
THREAT ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS THIS MORNING AND ALL OF SOUTH
TEXAS BY THIS AFTERNOON.

TXZ229>234-239>247-280000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FW.W.0005.130227T1700Z-130228T0000Z/
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
546 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR
ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...
  GOLIAD...VICTORIA...WEBB...DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...
  NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...CALHOUN.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS BY MID MORNING THEN ALL OF
  SOUTH TEXAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10
  TO 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...MID 20S ACROSS THE
  BRUSH COUNTRY AND INTERIOR COASTAL BEND...25 TO 35 PERCENT
  CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. SUBSTANTIAL
  RESISTANCE TO CONTROL EFFORTS WILL OCCUR.

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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
415 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR
THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS...

.A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND A
REINFORCING DRY AIRMASS TO THE AREA TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE HILL COUNTRY EARLY THIS MORNING AND REACH THE I-35
CORRIDOR BEFORE NOON. BEHIND THE FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
FALL INTO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S BEFORE SLOWLY INCREASING AFTER
SUNSET.


TXZ202>205-217>222-228-272215-
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KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-
KARNES-DIMMIT-
415 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAINS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES...
  KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR...MAVERICK...ZAVALA...FRIO...
  ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...DIMMIT.

* 20-FOOT WIND...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 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.  AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS.
ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO
DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

&&

$$


FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
323 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

.ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BETWEEN 23 AND 28 PERCENT LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
POSE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

TXZ210>213-226-227-235>237-280000-
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AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
WALLER-WHARTON-
323 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

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

* WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.

* HUMIDITY...23 TO 28 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.

&&

$$