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WWUS84 KCRP 161320
RFWCRP

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
720 AM CST MON JAN 16 2006

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720 AM CST MON JAN 16 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH TEXAS DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY NIGHT.
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON
TUESDAY ACROSS THE REGION...USHERING IN MUCH DRIER AIR. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECASTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS AND 25 TO 30 PERCENT
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THIS WILL OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND.

THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR OR
DANGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

IF A WILDFIRE DOES DEVELOP AND ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE.
MAYORS AND OR COUNTY JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WITHIN TEXAS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

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MJG