RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY AND DRY WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY. The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a Red Flag Warning for the southern Edwards Plateau and western Hill Country, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening.* FOR FOR THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY. * AFFECTED AREA...Llano, Val Verde, Edwards, Real, Kerr and Gillespie Counties. * TIMING...From noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...82 to 88. * LIGHTNING...None expected * IMPACTS...Any wildfires that start could rapidly increase in size and intensity, and move quickly. 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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.