Tuesday’s Fire Weather Forecast

The current Burn Ban Map for Texas is posted above.

ELEVATED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WEST OF I-35/35W

…ELEVATED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WEST OF I-35/35W… WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. DESPITE MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 35 AND 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THESE AREAS, FUELS CONTINUE TO REMAIN VERY DRY WITH VERY HIGH ERC-G VALUES. THESE ANTECEDENT EXTREMELY DRY FUELS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT SOME RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND DESPITE HUMIDITY LEVELS BEING WELL ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES WEST OF I-35/35W TODAY. 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.