Sunday’s Fire Weather Forecast

The current Burn Ban Map for Texas is posted above.

ELEVATED FIRE THREAT WEST OF A RANGER, TO MINERAL WELLS, TO JACKSBORO LINE

…ELEVATED FIRE THREAT WEST OF A RANGER, TO MINERAL WELLS, TO JACKSBORO LINE… HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR GRASS FIRES PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF LINE FROM RANGER, TO MINERAL WELLS, TO JACKSBORO LINE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR RECORD LEVELS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. IN ADDITION TO HOT TEMPERATURES, RH VALUES LATER THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE, BEFORE WINDS SHIFT SOUTHWEST TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. 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.