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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
437 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

...ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRES TODAY...

SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER WEST TEXAS AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE BREEZY
TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATER THIS MORNING
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AT 20 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL REACH 20
TO 25 MPH OR HIGHER WITH STRONGER GUSTS FROM LATER THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA TODAY. THESE
CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT DRY FUELS WILL ENHANCE THE RISK
OF WILDFIRES TODAY.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DURING ALL OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE WILDFIRES. AVOID USE OF WELDING OR
GRINDING EQUIPMENT NEAR WEEDS AND GRASS. AVOID PARKING VEHICLES IN
TALL...DRY GRASS AND WEEDS THAT COULD BE IGNITED BY HOT CATALYTIC
CONVERTERS. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE GROUND. BURN BANS
HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. CHECK WITH
LOCAL COUNTY OFFICIALS FOR EXEMPTIONS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR
BURNING. REPORT WILD FIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

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CASTILLO