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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
403 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008

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

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AS AN 
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE PANHANDLE. GUSTS 25-30 MPH
WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH 40 MPH GUSTS POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
BOTTOM OUT AT 50-65% ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS AND 30-40% ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT
REACH CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY...THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 37 WHERE FUELS REMAIN VERY DRY.

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