One product issued by NWS for: Austin TX
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 232 AM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025 ...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-35 AND I-37 CORRIDORS TODAY... .Gusty south winds and continued low humidity will be expected across South Central Texas today resulting in critical fire weather conditions for areas mainly along and west of the I-35 and I-37 corridors. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph with a few gusts to 35 mph will coincide with minimum relative humidity values of 9 to 20 percent across the affected area. Wind speeds decrease and humidity levels will recover later tonight. TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-217>220-228-180300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0006.250317T1600Z-250318T0300Z/ Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera- Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-Bexar- Comal-Maverick-Zavala-Frio-Atascosa-Dimmit- 232 AM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE I-35 AND I-37 CORRIDORS... * AFFECTED AREA...locations along and west of the I-35 and I-37 corridors * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 10 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 86. * 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. && $$