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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
443 AM CST THU FEB 7 2008

...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT TODAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...

A WEAK AND DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS
THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK SOUTHWEST FLOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH...THEN TURN WEST BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL MAINTAIN VERY DRY CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL
DIP INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND BRUSH COUNTRY
TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 PERCENT ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS.

VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH TEXAS. GRASSES
ARE CURED AND PLENTIFUL RESULTING IN AMPLE FUEL FOR GRASS AND
WILDLAND FIRES. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT IS EXPECTED TODAY
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS GIVEN THESE DRY FUELS...IN COMBINATION WITH
THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MODERATE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
EXPECTED LATE TODAY.

TEXANS FACE SEVERE DANGER OF WILDFIRE AND SHOULD 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. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE.
IN SOUTH TEXAS BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR LA SALLE...LIVE
OAK...JIM WELLS...BEE...REFUGIO...ARANSAS AND NUECES COUNTIES.
REPORT WILD FIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

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JR