William’s North Texas Hazardous Weather Forecast for Monday:

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

ADDITIONAL RAPID STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TODAY… …IAN WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WIND AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS IN WESTERN CUBA

At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 18.7 North, longitude 82.4 West. Ian is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). A turn toward the north-northwest is expected later today, followed by a northward motion on Tuesday with a slightly slower forward speed. A turn toward the north-northeast is forecast on Tuesday night or early Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to pass near or west of the Cayman Islands today, and near or over western Cuba tonight and early Tuesday. Ian will then emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, pass west of the Florida Keys late Tuesday, and approach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.

DFW today Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. -William

IAN BECOMES A HURRICANE AND ADDITIONAL RAPID STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TODAY… …EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WIND AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS IN WESTERN CUBA

At 500 AM EDT (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 18.2 North, longitude 82.0 West. Ian is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). A turn toward the north-northwest is expected today followed by a northward motion on Tuesday with a slightly slower forward speed. A turn toward the north-northeast is forecast on Tuesday night or early Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to pass near or west of the Cayman Islands today, and near or over western Cuba tonight and early Tuesday. Ian will then emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, and pass west of the Florida Keys late Tuesday, and approach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.

Here’s a look at Local Radar and Live Temperatures across North Texas.

DFW the rest of tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

IAN EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TODAY… …EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WIND AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS IN WESTERN CUBA

At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ian was located near latitude 17.7 North, longitude 81.7 West. Ian is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). A turn toward the north-northwest is expected today followed by a northward motion on Tuesday with a slightly slower forward speed. A turn toward the north-northeast is forecast on Tuesday night or early Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to pass near or west of the Cayman Islands today, and near or over western Cuba tonight and early Tuesday. Ian will then emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, and pass west of the Florida Keys late Tuesday, and approach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.

The current Burn Ban Map for Texas is posted above.

ELEVATED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF I-35 AND SOUTH OF I-20

…ELEVATED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF I-35 AND SOUTH OF I-20… THE ARRIVAL OF VERY DRY AIR BEHIND YESTERDAY’S COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10-20 PERCENT ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE LOW HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES COULD SUPPORT FIRE STARTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION…THE GREATEST FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS WEST OF I-35 AND SOUTH OF I-20 WHICH REMAIN IN EXTREME OR EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CATEGORIES WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF CURED AVAILABLE FUELS. THIS AREA WILL ALSO SEE SOME OF THE BREEZIEST NORTH WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH AND DAYTIME GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. 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 WILDFIRES TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE QUICKLY.

IAN CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN… …EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WIND AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS IN WESTERN CUBA

At 1100 PM EDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ian was located near latitude 17.3 North, longitude 81.4 West. Ian is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). A turn toward the north-northwest is expected on Monday followed by a northward motion on Tuesday with a slightly slower forward speed. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to pass near or west of the Cayman Islands on Monday, and near or over western Cuba Monday night and early Tuesday. Ian will then emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.