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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
227 AM CST Sat Mar 8 2025

...BREEZY AND DRY BEHIND A COLD FRONT SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...

.A cold front will move through South-Central Texas from west to
east today between now and mid-afternoon. This boundary will
bring much drier air and breezy northwesterly winds. Relative
humidity will drop below 20% from the western Hill Country,
southern I- 35 Corridor, and western Coastal Plains to the Rio
Grande. Winds will be 15-25 mph with higher gusts up to 30 mph
during the afternoon and early evening. This will result in the
likelihood of critical fire weather conditions.

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227 AM CST Sat Mar 8 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN TWO
THIRDS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* AFFECTED AREAS...Western two thirds of South Central Texas

* TIMING...From noon today to 8 PM CST this evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may rapidly increase in size
  and intensity, move quickly, and be very difficult to control.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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