…Red Flag Warning in Effect for Friday Afternoon…
…Fire Weather Watch in Effect for Saturday Afternoon…
A dryline will swing across the region Friday afternoon ahead of
our next cold front Friday night. This dryline will filter in
drier air which will combine with Energy Release Component (ERC)
values in the 90-97th percentile which will lead to critical fire
weather conditions. For Saturday, stronger winds will enter the
mix with the critically low relative humidity values dry fuels as
ERC values will be above the 97th percentile.
* AFFECTED AREA…Victoria, Coastal Aransas, Inland Refugio,
Inland Calhoun, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal San
Patricio, Coastal Refugio and Coastal Calhoun.
* TIMING…Saturday morning through the early evening hours.
* WINDS…Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 85.
* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended