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WWUS84 KCRP 162041
RFWCRP

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
241 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008

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LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
241 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL EXIT TEXAS TO THE NORTHEAST SUNDAY.
AS A RESULT...DRIER AIR AND INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL FROM BETWEEN 15
TO 20 PERCENT OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT
OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS. HOWEVER...WINDS
ONLY GUSTING BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. NEVERTHELESS...THE
COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ALONG AND
WEST OF HIGHWAY 281...MODERATE WINDS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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

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