GRASS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
351 PM CST THU DEC 29 2016
…ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS
OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY…
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 25 TO 30 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE. WHILE SOME MOISTURE RETURN NORTHWARD WILL BE
POSSIBLE…FRIDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN
BELOW 25 TO 30 PERCENT. VEGETATION ACROSS THE AREA REMAINS DORMANT
AND CONTINUES TO CURE WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AS A
RESULT…THERE IS AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT ON FRIDAY.
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.
Montague County EMC