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FNUS64 KCRP 021245
RFDCRP
TXZ229-230-239-240-022100-

FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...ELEVATED WILD FIRE DANGER TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS
TODAY...

A WEAK PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL PLAINS BEFORE
STALLING LATER TODAY. VERY DRY AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE RIO GRANDE
PLAINS BEHIND THIS FRONT CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO
20 PERCENT WHILE HIGH TEMPERATURES STILL REACH THE MID 90S TO
AROUND 100 DEGREES BEHIND THE WEAK FRONT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH
CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND SOME WIND GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH WILL
PROVIDE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH
TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY AND THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS 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...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.

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MJG