Full Notification

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...... .A strong cold front will arrive by early Sunday morning, leading to area-wide north winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Humidities will fall to near or below 20 percent across the Edwards Plateau, Hill Country and Rio Grande Plains as early as late Sunday morning, and across the remainder of South Central Texas Sunday afternoon. When combined with dry to extremely dry fuels, these wind and low humidity values will produce a period of critical fire weather conditions. The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity across South Central Texas, which is in effect from 9 AM to 9 PM CST Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

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

* TIMING...From 9 AM to 9 PM CST Sunday.

* WINDS...North 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...up to 73.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LLANO ... BURNET ... WILLIAMSON ... VAL VERDE ... EDWARDS ... REAL ... KERR ... BANDERA ... GILLESPIE ... KENDALL ... BLANCO ... HAYS ... TRAVIS ... BASTROP ... LEE ... KINNEY ... UVALDE ... MEDINA ... BEXAR ... COMAL ... GUADALUPE ... CALDWELL ... FAYETTE ... MAVERICK ... ZAVALA ... FRIO ... ATASCOSA ... WILSON ... KARNES ... GONZALES ... DE WITT ... LAVACA ... 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.