Full Notification

...BREEZY AND DRY BEHIND A COLD FRONT SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... .A cold front will move through South-Central Texas from west to east Saturday between midnight and noon. This boundary will bring much drier air and breezy northwesterly winds. Relative humidity will drop below 20% from the western Hill Country, southern I-35 Corridor, and western Coastal Plains to the Rio Grande. Winds will be 15-25 mph with higher gusts up to 35 mph during the afternoon and early evening. This will result in the likelihood of critical fire weather conditions. The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM CST Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREAS...Western two thirds of South Central Texas

* TIMING...From noon to 8 PM CST Saturday.

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10-20 percent.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: VAL VERDE ... EDWARDS ... REAL ... KERR ... BANDERA ... GILLESPIE ... KENDALL ... BLANCO ... HAYS ... KINNEY ... UVALDE ... MEDINA ... BEXAR ... COMAL ... GUADALUPE ... CALDWELL ... MAVERICK ... ZAVALA ... FRIO ... ATASCOSA ... WILSON ... KARNES ... GONZALES ... DE WITT ... DIMMIT

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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.