.ON TUESDAY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX VERY DRY AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE...PRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE WARNED AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A BURNET TO SISTERDALE TO HONDO TO UVALDE TO EAGLE PASS LINE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.
RETURN FLOW SOUTHERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY VERY LOW DEW POINT TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S TO NEAR 20...RESULTING IN SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MIDDLE TEENS AND LOWER 20S DURING THE WARMEST PART OF THE DAY. DIMINISHING WINDS AND RISING HUMIDITIES SHOULD OCCUR BY 6 PM TUESDAY EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.