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FNUS64 KCRP 101011
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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
511 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT TODAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH TEXAS...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
COASTAL BEND LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE THIS
MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY WARM TODAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 90 OVER THE COASTAL BEND TO
AROUND 103 DEGREES ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.

VERY DRY AIR WILL EXIST WEST OF THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TODAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25
AND 35 PERCENT ACROSS THE INLAND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND DOWN
TO AROUND 7 PERCENT ACROSS THE WESTERN BRUSH COUNTRY.

A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS ON FRIDAY MAINTAINING
THESE DRY CONDITIONS WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 
MPH RANGE EXPECTED. 

VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND PORTIONS
OF THE COASTAL BEND. GRASSES ARE CURED AND PLENTIFUL RESULTING 
IN AMPLE FUEL FOR GRASS AND WILDLAND FIRES. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER 
THREAT IS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH
TEXAS GIVEN THESE DRY FUELS...IN COMBINATION WITH THE DRY WINDS.

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...DUVAL...NUECES...SAN
PATRICIO...WEBB AND KLEBERG COUNTIES. REPORT WILD FIRES QUICKLY 
TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

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