Fire Weather Watch until 07:00PM Friday
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening.
* Dry air will overspread the region this afternoon with northwest winds limiting the recovery overnight. Strong drying will take place on Thursday the relative humidity falling very quickly during the morning as winds strengthen and become gusty.
* AFFECTED COUNTIES... Madison...Walker...Burleson...Brazos... Washington...Grimes...Montgomery...Colorado...Austin... Waller...Inland Harris...Wharton...Fort Bend...Inland Jackson... Inland Matagorda...Inland Brazoria...Inland Galveston... Coastal Harris...Coastal Jackson...Coastal Matagorda...Coastal Brazoria...Coastal Galveston...Matagorda Islands...Brazoria Islands...Galveston Island.
* WIND...Northwest 15 to 25 mph and gusty.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum values 14 to 20 percent.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HOUSTON ... TRINITY ... MADISON ... WALKER ... SAN JACINTO ... POLK ... BURLESON ... BRAZOS ... WASHINGTON ... GRIMES ... MONTGOMERY ... NORTHERN LIBERTY ... COLORADO ... AUSTIN ... WALLER ... INLAND HARRIS ... CHAMBERS ... WHARTON ... FORT BEND ... INLAND JACKSON ... INLAND MATAGORDA ... INLAND BRAZORIA ... INLAND GALVESTON ... SOUTHERN LIBERTY ... COASTAL HARRIS ... COASTAL JACKSON ... COASTAL MATAGORDA ... COASTAL BRAZORIA ... COASTAL GALVESTON ... MATAGORDA ISLANDS ... BRAZORIA ISLANDS ... GALVESTON ISLAND ... BOLIVAR PENINSULA
Instructions:
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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Address/Location
City of Cleveland, Texas
907 E Houston St
Cleveland, TX 77327
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 281-592-2667
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CLEVELANDTX followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Fire Weather Watch