…STRONG WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS BEHIND A DRYLINE AND PACIFIC
FRONT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS…
.A dryline advancing eastward Wednesday morning quickly becomes
overtaken by a Pacific front. Critical fire weather conditions
develop in the wake of these boundaries. These conditions are
expected to first develop across Val Verde County/Rio Grande
plains and the Southern Edwards Plateau mid to late Wednesday
morning. It then shifts eastward across the Hill Country and to
near the I-35 corridor during the afternoon. West to northwest
winds of 20 to 30 mph develop with gusts up to 40 mph. Expect
minimum relative humidities to range in the upper single digits
and teens.
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
Fire Weather Watch for low humidity and strong west-northwest
winds, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through
Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA…Blanco, Kendall and Medina Counties.
* TIMING…From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* WINDS…West-northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…10 to 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 92.
* LIGHTNING…
* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop may rapidly increase in size
and intensity, move quickly, and be very difficult to control.