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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
603 AM CST SAT FEB 2 2008

...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY...

LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TODAY ALONG WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH TODAY ACROSS SOUTH
TEXAS...WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND MID TO
LATE MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE HIGHER TODAY ACROSS
THE COASTAL BEND...BUT STILL LOW ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
AROUND 35 PERCENT.

FUELS REMAIN VERY DRY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS...WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF PORTIONS OF VICTORIA...CALHOUN AND ARANSAS COUNTIES.
THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE
MODERATE AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND THE
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...IN CONJUNCTION
WITH DRY FUELS.

THE FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE FURTHER TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND YET
ANOTHER COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN STRONG...GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

TEXANS FACE SEVERE DANGER OF WILDFIRE. BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS ABOUT
ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT CAUSE SPARKS OR FIRES. SPARKS
CAN EASILY ESCAPE FROM BURNING TRASH. 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. EXTREME CARE IS URGED DURING ALL OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRES TO GET STARTED. AVOID
OUTSIDE BURNING. BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR LA SALLE...LIVE
OAK...REFUGIO AND NUECES COUNTIES. DO NOT TOSS LIT CIGARETTE BUTTS
OUTSIDE. REPORT WILD FIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

$$

JR