Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Red Flag Warning - Tom Green (Texas)
Updated: Tue, 09-Mar-2010 7:27pm CST
RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM
BROWNWOOD...TO BRADY...TO JUNCTION...
.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH
OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...
VERY DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST...DROPPING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. THE COMBINATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ON WEDNESDAY.
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1036 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
WEDNESDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN AT THE SURFACE. THIS WILL CAUSE WEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
AT THE SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO LESS
THAN 20 PERCENT. THESE FACTORS...AS WELL AS HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATING...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AREA RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT
MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS OF ANY KIND...AND PROPERLY
DISPOSE OF LIT CIGARETTES. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO GROW VERY RAPIDLY INTO DANGEROUS...WIND-DRIVEN
WILDFIRES.
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.
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Special Weather Statement - Tom Green (Texas)
Updated: Tue, 09-Mar-2010 7:27pm CST
ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER...
STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS...
MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...
HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON...STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...
ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD...CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...
BROWNWOOD...BRADY...SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON
259 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
AND OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES...THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE. STRONG WEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS.
IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN MANY AREAS. ALSO...DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF THESE STRONG WINDS AND LOWERED RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE REACHED
FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM BROWNWOOD TO JUNCTION.
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