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The Fire Weather Planning Forecast for

Nueces County

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
   TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
EASTWARD MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES NEAR THE WEST COAST THIS
AFTERNOON WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES EARLY MONDAY AND
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. IN RESPONSE...BREEZY SOUTH WIND EXPECTED OVER THE
COASTAL BEND MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITION MONDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THAT PORTION OF THE COASTAL BEND. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING
WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING TUESDAY. A CRITICALLY DRY
AIRMASS WILL POUR INTO THE REGION TUESDAY...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH
CURED FUELS AND STRONG WINDS...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF
SOUTH TEXAS. LIGHTER EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH
ONSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK ALONG
WITH INCREASING MOISTURE VALUES.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORPUS CHRISTI
348 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP                  54           88           57           74
RH %                  88           28           94           28
20FT WND MPH(AM)                   S 14                      W 13
20FT WND MPH(PM)      SE 13        S 16         S 13         N 16
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                2600                      4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 31                      N 26
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S INLAND...IN THE
UPPER 40S COAST. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S INLAND...IN THE MID 60S
COAST. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S INLAND...AROUND
50 COAST. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S INLAND...AROUND 70 COAST. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S INLAND...IN THE
LOWER 60S COAST. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S INLAND...IN THE LOWER 70S
COAST. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S INLAND...IN THE MID 70S COAST. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80 INLAND...IN
THE MID 70S COAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.