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WWUS84 KCRP 041047
RFWCRP

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
447 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2006


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LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
447 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST 
FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS DUE TO STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
AND WILL STRENGTHEN SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER SOUTH TEXAS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES OVER
THE BRUSH COUNTRY, BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES OVER
THE COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER
OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

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