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| ***STATEMENT*** The National Weather Service Has Issued a Fire Danger Statement for: Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala Counties (A weather statement is an unofficial product issued within an individual National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office (WFO) area and is used generally for inclement weather falling below or approaching watch, warning or advisory criteria..) |
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| NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED… * AFFECTED AREA: I-35 CORRIDOR, THE HILL COUNTRY, EDWARDS PLATEAU, AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS. * TIMING: FROM 1 PM UNTIL 9 PM. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 15-20 PERCENT. * FUEL DRYNESS: DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY. FOR ADDITIONAL FORECAST DETAILS PLEASE SEE THE FIRE WEATHERPLANNING FORECAST ON OUR WEBSITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… AFFECTED RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CARE WITH RESPECT TO ALLOUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE WILDFIRES. AVOID THE USE OF WELDING OR GRINDING EQUIPMENT NEAR GRASS AND DRYBRUSH. IN ADDITION, AVOID PARKING VEHICLES IN TALL, DRY GRASS ANDWEEDS THAT COULD BE IGNITED. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE GROUND. REPORT WILDFIRESQUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. |