High Grass Fire Danger Today...
From the National Weather Service:
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO INTO WEST TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS.
BY MIDDAY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH LIKELY AT TIMES. THIS ALONG WITH DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN A CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID ALL OUTSIDE BURNING AND WELDING TODAY. DO NOT TOSS LIT CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE. REPORT WILD FIRES TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.
FYI: The TML weather station is currently down for a hardware/software upgrade, but you can still check out WeatherToGolf for current temps and radar.
Denton area radar and area temps courtesy of WeatherToGolf.Com
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