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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
201 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR BEHIND A DRYLINE AND PACIFIC
FRONT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...

.A dryline advancing eastward this morning will quickly become
overtaken by a Pacific front in the afternoon. Critical to extreme
fire weather conditions will develop in the wake of these
boundaries. These conditions are expected to first develop across
the southern Edwards Plateau midday Wednesday, then spread south
and east into the Rio Grande Plains and Hill Country by mid
afternoon, and then potentially into the I-35 corridor late
afternoon and early evening.

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/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0003.250312T1700Z-250313T0200Z/
Llano-Burnet-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-Gillespie-
Kendall-Blanco-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-Maverick-Zavala-Dimmit-
201 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER
THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU...HILL COUNTRY...AND RIO GRANDE
PLAINS...

* TIMING...From noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 to 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...88 to 100.

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

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0003.250312T2100Z-250313T0200Z/
Williamson-Hays-Travis-Bexar-Comal-Frio-Atascosa-
201 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER
THE I-35 CORRIDOR COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* TIMING...From 4 PM this afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 93.

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

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

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