000 WWUS84 KCRP 011014 RFWCRP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 414 AM CST WED FEB 1 2006 TXZ229>231-239>241-011815- /O.UPG.KCRP.FW.A.0007.060201T1800Z-060202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.FW.W.0006.060201T1800Z-060202T0000Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS- 414 AM CST WED FEB 1 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... LASALLE...MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...WEBB...DUVAL...JIM WELLS A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL HELP PUSH A WEAK PACIFIC FRONT THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. MUCH DRIER AIR AND GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. FUELS REMAIN VERY DRY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS ADDING TO THE FIRE DANGER. IF A WILDFIRE 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. $$ TM