…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.
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR CRITICALLY DRY FUELS AND CRITICALLY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT THE
BARRIER ISLANDS…
* AFFECTED AREA…La Salle, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Webb,
Duval, Jim Wells, Inland Kleberg, Inland Nueces and Inland San
Patricio.
* TIMING…Late Friday and Saturday mornings through the early
evening hours.
* WINDS…Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 6 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 99.
* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended