Red Flag Warning issued March 12 at 2:01AM CDT until March 12 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

…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.

* 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.

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