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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
345 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS THIS
AFTERNOON...DIPPING TO 30-40%. AT THE SAME TIME SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE...AND COULD GUST TO 20 TO 25 MPH. FUELS REMAIN
EXCEPTIONALLY DRY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 37...AND AS A
RESULT AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE
INLAND COASTAL BEND.

MOISTURE WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. WHILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT BE LOW ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 35
MPH. THESE WINDS COULD POSE CONTROL PROBLEMS TO ANY FIRES THAT DO
START...DESPITE THE HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED.

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...WEBB...
DUVAL...LIVE OAK...JIM WELLS...BEE...REFUGIO...ARANSAS...SAN 
PATRICIO...NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES. REPORT WILD FIRES QUICKLY
TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

$$

JR