Sunday’s Fire Weather Forecast

The current Burn Ban Map for Texas is posted above.

ELEVATED FIRE THREAT ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF SHERMAN-DENISON, TO FORT WORTH, TO MERIDIAN, TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

…ELEVATED FIRE THREAT ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF SHERMAN-DENISON, TO FORT WORTH, TO MERIDIAN, TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WARM, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ABUNDANT DORMANT AND DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN A ELEVATED THREAT FOR GRASS FIRES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN NORTH TEXAS AND ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS. SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES BOTTOMING OUT 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.