One product issued by NWS for: New Braunfels TX
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 116 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EVENING... .A Pacific front will quickly advance across the region early to mid-morning. Strong northwesterly winds and very dry air in its wake will bring critical fire weather conditions to all of South Central Texas. Sustained winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 30 to 45 mph will coincide with minimum relative humidity values of 5 to 18 percent and dry to extremely dry fuels. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-200200- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0007.250319T1000Z-250320T0200Z/ Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera- Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde- Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala- Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit- 116 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT TO 9 PM CDT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.... * AFFECTED AREA...All of South-Central Texas. * TIMING...From 5 AM early this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 30 to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Mid 70s to low to mid 80s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will 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. && $$