NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
339 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012
…A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING OVER ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE COAST PLAINS
DUE TO A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE…
.A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY AND DRY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BEGINNING SATURDAY
MORNING AND INCREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP INTO THE TEENS TO NEAR 20 PERCENT AND
20-FOOT WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE AND
HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.
ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR
SATURDAY…WETTING RAINS WILL BE VERY SPOTTY. SOME STORMS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING WHICH COULD IGNITE
WILDFIRES.
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339 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012
* 20-FOOT WIND…15 TO 20 MPH.
* HUMIDITY…15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* THUNDERSTORMS…ISOLATED.
* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 4 DAYS.
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
