...Erratic Fire Behavior and Rapid Spread of Wildfire Possible
Tuesday...
.The combination of dry to very dry air, gusty southeast winds,
and dry to critically dry fuels such as grasses and small brush
will result in the potential for rapid spread of any wildfires
that start Tuesday afternoon and evening across areas mainly
along and west of U.S. 281/Interstate Highway 69C.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS, LOW
HUMIDITY, AND DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
248, 249, 250, 252, AND 253...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY
WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 248, 249, 250, 252, AND 253...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 248, 249, 250, 252, and
253.
* WIND...20 to 25 mph with higher gusts.
* HUMIDITY...25 to 35 percent.
* THUNDERSTORMS...None.
* HIGHEST THREAT...is located west of U.S. 281/Interstate 69C.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended Today.

...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON
SATURDAY...
.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AROUND
SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
RESULT IN STRONG NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT SATURDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND FALLING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER SUNSET SATURDAY...
THE SURFACE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEAST
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 248...249...
250...251...252...253...254...255...256 AND 257...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 248...249...250...251...
252...253...254...255...256 AND 257.
* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AFTER SUNRISE
SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.
THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGHOUT THE DAY
SATURDAY EVENTUALLY DIMINISH STEADILY AFTER SUNSET SATURDAY
EVENING.
* WIND...THE 20 FOOT WINDS AFTER THE FRONT WILL REACH UP NEAR
20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MOST OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE WITH VALUES OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT LIKELY CLOSER
TO THE COASTLINE.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.