SAN ANTONIO — A combination of windy conditions and continuing drought will once again create a risk for fires in San Antonio and the surrounding region this weekend, amid a rollercoaster stretch of shifting weather conditions.

The National Weather Service (NWS) says a Fire Weather Watch is expected to be in place for much of South-Central Texas on Sunday, when gusts reaching 40 mph will be accompanied by humidity levels as low as 15%. A Fire Weather Watch means Sunday could feature the conditions for "critical fire weather," though it's less serious than a Red Flag Warning, which is issued when critical fire conditions are happening in real-time.

The most extreme fire danger, the NWS says, will be in parts of Gonzalez, Caldwell, Bastrop, Travis, Karnes, Live Oak, Atascosa, McMullen an

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