Acacia Lake, TX Weather Warnings

FIRE WEATHER WATCH

Warning Issue Date:

824 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010

FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTY. A POWERFUL LATE SEASON COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON SATURDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR AT THE SURFACE AREA WIDE WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. 20 FOOT WIND VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO TRANSFER MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING WELL BELOW 40 PERCENT...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO BRING AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE AND SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$