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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1106 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON IN WAKE OF
STRONG COLD FRONT...

.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS TO PROMPT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER WEST
TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND LOWERING RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR AND RAPID SPREAD.

TXZ248>250-252-253-040400-
/O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0009.080303T1700Z-080304T0400Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO-
1106 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CST
MONDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SECTIONS FROM 11
AM TO 10 PM CST MONDAY.

NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING WHILE HUMIDITIES LEVELS WILL SHOW
LITTLE TO SLIGHT RECOVERY.

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.

$$

TXZ251-254>257-040400-
/O.CON.KBRO.FW.A.0008.080303T1800Z-080304T0400Z/
KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
1106 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SECTIONS FROM
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DECREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH INCREASING
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AFTER
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY IF THE WINDS AND
HUMIDITIES LEVELS WILL REACH CRITERIA WITH THE LATE COLD FRONT
PASSAGE.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. 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. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

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