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WWUS84 KBRO 070733
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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
233 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL CREATE ERRATIC WILDFIRE
BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA WILL INTERACT WITH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TO TIGHTEN THE LOCAL
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND PRODUCE INCREASED WINDS TODAY. THESE WINDS
ARE PRESENT NOW IN THE FORM OF A LOW LEVEL JET...WHICH WILL BEGIN
TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT WILL BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS
AT THE SURFACE FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FOR MOST
OF THE DAY. THE WINDS WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT FROM LATE MORNING
TO MID AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL MOST OF
THE DAY. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE WARNING AREA BY
MID MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR MORE IN COASTAL
AREAS FROM LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 40
MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING TO MID
AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED
AREA TODAY.

TXZ250-251-253>257-072300-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FW.W.0023.080507T1300Z-080507T2300Z/
BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
233 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN
ENHANCED WILDFIRE DANGER TODAY. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE COUNTIES OF BROOKS...KENEDY...HIDALGO...WILLACY AND
CAMERON AFTER SUNRISE. STRONGER WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH OR
MORE...WILL DEVELOP OVER COASTAL AREAS FROM LATE MORNING TO MID
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE ERRATIC WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS
INCLUDE SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER AND CURED
FUELS...OR THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE AND SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR
HIGHER WHEN FUELS ARE NOT CURED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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