000 WWUS84 KCRP 171017 RFWCRP FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 417 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 TXZ232>234-242>247-180000- /O.EXB.KCRP.FW.A.0003.080217T1700Z-080218T0000Z/ BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO- CALHOUN- 417 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM TEXAS TODAY. AS A RESULT...DRIER AIR AND INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION. HOWEVER...WINDS ONLY OCCASIONALLY GUSTING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. NEVERTHELESS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS...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. $$ TXZ229>231-239>241-180000- /O.EXT.KCRP.FW.A.0003.080217T1700Z-080218T0000Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS- 417 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM TEXAS TODAY. AS A RESULT...DRIER AIR AND INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT OVER THE COASTAL AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS. HOWEVER...WINDS ONLY OCCASIONALLY GUSTING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. NEVERTHELESS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS...MODERATE WINDS...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ BB