The National Weather Service in Houston has upgraded most of their counties to a Red Flag Warning. This warning runs through sunset. Due to very dry surface fuels and low humidity values the potential for wildfire spread will be high this afternoon. Winds will increase to 20-25 MPH this afternoon. Any wildfire that develops could quickly spread and require substantial resources to contain.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1124 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2016

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 15 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO
NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH...THIS AFTERNOON. CONSIDERING THE VERY DRY STATE
OF THE REGIONAL ATMOSPHERE AND WELL CURED FUELS...THESE ALL MEET
RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME CAUTION NEEDS
TO BE TAKEN IF DEALING WITH FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. ANY WILDFIRE COULD
QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL.

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/O.NEW.KHGX.FW.W.0002.160209T1724Z-160210T0000Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
1124 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2016

...REGION WIDE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED COUNTIES... HOUSTON...TRINITY...MADISON...WALKER...
  SAN JACINTO...POLK...BURLESON...BRAZOS...WASHINGTON...
  GRIMES...MONTGOMERY...LIBERTY...COLORADO...AUSTIN...WALLER...
  HARRIS...CHAMBERS...WHARTON...FORT BEND...JACKSON...
  MATAGORDA...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON.

* WIND...15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTING TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT.

* HIGHEST THREAT...ALL COUNTIES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN
  WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST.

* IMPACTS...ANY SIZE WILDFIRE COULD QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL
  WITH RAPID FIRE EXPANSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.