Borden, TX Weather Warnings

RED FLAG WARNING

Warning Issue Date:

1013 PM CST SAT NOV 29 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION BY 10 AM. DRY AIR WITH DEWPOINTS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE LOWER 20S WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 60S TO YIELD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. VERY POOR RECOVER IS EXPECT BEFORE SUNRISE AND AFTER YESTERDAYS PERSISTENT DRY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CURED VEGETATION MAY BE CRITICALLY DRY. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO RELAX DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$