Saturday’s Fire Weather Forecast

The current Burn Ban Map for Texas is posted above.

ELEVATED GRASS FIRE THREAT ALONG AND WEST OF A GAINESVILLE, TO WEATHERFORD, TO STEPHENVILLE, TO COMANCHE LINE THIS AFTERNOON

…ELEVATED GRASS FIRE THREAT ALONG AND WEST OF A GAINESVILLE, TO WEATHERFORD, TO STEPHENVILLE, TO COMANCHE LINE THIS AFTERNOON… VERY WARM, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ABUNDANT DORMANT VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN A ELEVATED THREAT FOR GRASS FIRES TODAY. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHS WELL INTO THE 80S BEHIND A SURFACE DRYLINE ARRIVING INTO THE AREAS. THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF A BOWIE, TO MINERAL WELLS, TO COMANCHE LINE WHERE AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. EXTREME CARE IS URGED DURING ALL OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRES TO GET STARTED. AVOID OUTSIDE BURNING AND WELDING. DO NOT TOSS LIT CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE. REPORT WILD FIRES TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE QUICKLY.