Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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786 WWUS84 KHGX 291712 RFWHGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1212 PM CDT Wed Oct 29 2025 ...Red Flag Warning Expanded to Include Austin County... TXZ210-211-226-235-236-335-336-436-300000- /O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-251030T0000Z/ Colorado-Austin-Wharton-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda- Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Matagorda Islands- 1212 PM CDT Wed Oct 29 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Colorado, Austin, Wharton, Inland Jackson, Inland Matagorda, Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda and Matagorda Islands. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 70. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Area burn bans should be obeyed, and extreme caution used with any equipment or work that could throw sparks into dry vegetation. 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 will create explosive fire growth potential. && $$