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WWUS84 KCRP 311038
RFWCRP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
438 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008

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LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-WEBB-DUVAL-
438 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BLAST THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS
THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...MARKEDLY DRIER AIR
WILL ALSO INFILTRATE THE REGION. WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVER THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DECREASE UNTIL THE LATER PART OF
THE AFTERNOON WHERE THE WINDS WILL FINALLY BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH
RANGE AFTER 4 PM.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

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LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-
SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
438 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS...

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BLAST THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS THIS
MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...MARKEDLY DRIER AIR WILL
ALSO INFILTRATE THE REGION. WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
DECREASE UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING WHERE THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER TO AROUND 15 MPH SHORTLY AFTER SUNDOWN.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

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