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WWUS84 KCRP 051250
SPSCRP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
650 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

TXZ229>234-239>247-060000-
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
650 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

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

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM FOR LA
SALLE...MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...WEBB...DUVAL AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT BEHIND
A COLD FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS
FRONT WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.

VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH TEXAS. GRASSES
ARE CURED AND PLENTIFUL RESULTING IN AMPLE FUEL FOR GRASS AND
WILDLAND FIRES. A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THREAT IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND BRUSH
COUNTRY OF SOUTH TEXAS GIVEN THESE DRY FUELS...IN COMBINATION 
WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BEHIND THE FRONT.

FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND...THE FIRE DANGER THREAT WILL
BECOME ELEVATED EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS
AREA AND NORTHWEST WINDS BECOME GUSTY.

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 CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE.
BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...REFUGIO...
JIM WELLS AND NUECES COUNTIES. REPORT WILD FIRES QUICKLY TO THE
NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

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JR