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WWUS84 KCRP 161938
RFWCRP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
138 PM CST MON JAN 16 2006

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138 PM CST MON JAN 16 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL 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. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND.

THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN A DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR
SITUATION ON TUESDAY. THIS MEANS THAT IF WILDFIRES DO OCCUR...THEY
WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN AND POSE A SERIOUS THREAT OF
GROWING QUITE RAPIDLY IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE MANNER.

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 RED FLAG WARNING.

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