Monday’s Fire Weather Forecast

The current Burn Ban Map for Texas is posted above.

AN ELEVATED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS

…AN ELEVATED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS… WARM, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY DRY AND DORMANT VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN A ELEVATED THREAT FOR RAPIDLY SPREADING GRASS FIRES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED WILL BE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 380 AND WEST OF I-35/35W. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL VEER WESTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH BEHIND A DRYLINE WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S EXPECTED. THE GREATEST RISK FOR GRASS FIRES WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 FROM THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY NORTH TO THE EASTERN BIG COUNTRY WHERE AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 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.