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WWUS84 KCRP 031054
SPSCRP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
454 AM CST SUN FEB 3 2008

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LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...ENCINAL...TILDEN...
GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...SKIDMORE...GOLIAD...
VICTORIA...LAREDO...RIO BRAVO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO...
ALICE...PREMONT...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...ROBSTOWN...
PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...
MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA...
PORT O'CONNOR...SEADRIFT
454 AM CST SUN FEB 3 2008

...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THREAT ON TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON
IN ADVANCE OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE ROCKIES.
WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS TO BETWEEN 10
AND 20 MPH TODAY AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY AND MONDAY ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND...BETWEEN
55 AND 75 PERCENT. ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DIP TO BETWEEN 35 AND 50 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY.

ON TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND
MUCH DRIER AIR...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH POSSIBLE AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS. FUELS REMAIN VERY DRY
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PORTIONS OF
VICTORIA...CALHOUN AND ARANSAS COUNTIES. A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER
THREAT IS EXPECTED TUESDAY GIVEN THESE DRY FUELS IN COMBINATION
WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BEHIND THE FRONT.

TEXANS FACE SEVERE DANGER OF WILDFIRE AND SHOULD BE EXTREMELY
CAUTIOUS ABOUT ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT CAUSE SPARKS OR
FIRES. SPARKS CAN EASILY ESCAPE FROM BURNING TRASH. AVOID USE OF
WELDING OR GRINDING EQUIPMENT NEAR WEEDS AND GRASS. AVOID PARKING
VEHICLES IN TALL...DRY GRASS AND WEEDS THAT COULD BE IGNITED BY
HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. DO NOT TOSS LIT CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE. 
BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...REFUGIO AND
NUECES COUNTIES. REPORT WILD FIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

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JR