Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

754 
WWUS84 KCRP 242020
RFWCRP

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
220 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS
   AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS/TEXAS TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. IN RESPONSE...A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS CHRISTMAS DAY. THE COLD AIR
WILL LAG BEHIND THE FRONT...AND NOT FILTER INTO SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL
CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THUS DRY...WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS CHRISTMAS DAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND WILL GUST BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ALONG A LINE FROM BEEVILLE TO KINGSVILLE WEST TO THE
RIO GRANDE. THE COMBINATION OF THE FOREGOING...COMBINED WITH DRY
AND CURED FUELS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
EAST OF THE BEEVILLE TO KINGSVILLE LINE...MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 PERCENT AND WIND WILL
GUST 25 TO 35 MPH...AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

TXZ229>232-239>244-250430-
/O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0007.121225T1700Z-121226T0600Z/
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-
NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
220 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...BRUSH COUNTRY...AND SOUTHERN
COASTAL BEND...

* AFFECTED AREA...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...WEBB... 
  DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MIDDAY TUESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND RAPID WILDFIRE
  SPREAD. EXTREME RESISTANCE TO CONTROL EFFORTS WOULD OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS
LEADING TO WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REPORT
WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

&&

$$

TXZ233-234-245>247-250430-
/O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0007.121225T1700Z-121226T0600Z/
GOLIAD-VICTORIA-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
220 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS...

* AFFECTED AREA...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...ARANSAS...REFUGIO... 
  CALHOUN. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MIDDAY TUESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 TO 30 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE
  TO CONTROL EFFORTS WOULD OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS
LEADING TO WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REPORT
WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

&&

$$

87

237 
WWUS84 KCRP 250424
RFWCRP

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1024 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS   
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS/TEXAS TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. IN RESPONSE...A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS CHRISTMAS DAY. THE COLD AIR
WILL LAG BEHIND THE FRONT...AND NOT FILTER INTO SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL
CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THUS DRY...WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS CHRISTMAS DAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND WILL GUST
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ALONG A LINE FROM BEEVILLE TO KINGSVILLE
WEST TO THE RIO GRANDE. THE COMBINATION OF THE FOREGOING...
COMBINED WITH DRY AND CURED FUELS...WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. EAST OF THE BEEVILLE TO KINGSVILLE LINE...
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 PERCENT
AND WIND WILL GUST 25 TO 35 MPH...AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

TXZ229>232-239>244-251230-
/O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0007.121225T1700Z-121226T0600Z/
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-
NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
1024 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...BRUSH COUNTRY...AND SOUTHERN
COASTAL BEND...

* AFFECTED AREA...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...WEBB... 
  DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MIDDAY TUESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND RAPID
  WILDFIRE SPREAD. EXTREME RESISTANCE TO CONTROL EFFORTS WOULD 
  OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS
LEADING TO WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REPORT
WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

&&

$$

TXZ233-234-245>247-251230-
/O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0007.121225T1700Z-121226T0600Z/
GOLIAD-VICTORIA-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1024 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS...

* AFFECTED AREA...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...ARANSAS...REFUGIO... 
  CALHOUN. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MIDDAY TUESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 TO 30 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. SUBSTANTIAL 
  RESISTANCETO CONTROL EFFORTS WOULD OCCUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS
LEADING TO WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REPORT
WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

&&

$$

295 
WWUS84 KCRP 250924
RFWCRP

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
324 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.A FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. THE COLD
AIR WILL LAG BEHIND THE FRONT...NOT ARRIVING INTO SOUTH TEXAS
UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE RESULT WILL BE
WARM...DRY...AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY.
RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10-15 PERCENT WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTING
UP TO 50 MPH ALONG A LINE FROM BEEVILLE TO CORPUS CHRISTI WEST TO
THE RIO GRANDE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AND CURED
FUELS RESULTING IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EAST OF THE
BEEVILLE TO CORPUS CHRISTI LINE RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15-30
PERCENT AND WIND GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

TXZ229>232-239>244-252200-
/O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0007.121225T1700Z-121226T0600Z/
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-
NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
324 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...BRUSH COUNTRY...AND SOUTHERN COASTAL
BEND...

* AFFECTED AREA...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...WEBB... 
  DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MIDDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND RAPID 
  WILDFIRE SPREAD. EXTREME RESISTANCE TO CONTROL EFFORTS WOULD 
  OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS
LEADING TO WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REPORT
WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

&&

$$

TXZ233-234-245>247-252200-
/O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0007.121225T1700Z-121226T0600Z/
GOLIAD-VICTORIA-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
324 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS...

* AFFECTED AREA...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...ARANSAS...REFUGIO... 
  CALHOUN. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MIDDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 TO 30 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. SUBSTANTIAL 
  RESISTANCE TO CONTROL EFFORTS WOULD OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS
LEADING TO WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REPORT
WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

&&

$$

JR

376 
WWUS84 KCRP 252125
RFWCRP

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
325 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY
   TONIGHT...

.THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS EARLIER TODAY. 
CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH NORTHWEST WIND
GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH ALONG A LINE FROM BEEVILLE TO CORPUS CHRISTI
WEST TO THE RIO GRANDE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE
WITH DRY AND CURED FUELS TO MAINTAIN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. EAST OF THE BEEVILLE TO CORPUS CHRISTI LINE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTING
UP TO 45 MPH...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

TXZ229>232-239>244-260530-
/O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T0600Z/
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-
NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
325 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
FOR EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
PLAINS...BRUSH COUNTRY...AND SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND...

* AFFECTED AREA...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...WEBB... 
  DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO. 

* TIMING...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND RAPID 
  WILDFIRE SPREAD. EXTREME RESISTANCE TO CONTROL EFFORTS WOULD 
  OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS
LEADING TO WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REPORT
WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

&&

$$

TXZ233-234-245>247-260530-
/O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T0600Z/
GOLIAD-VICTORIA-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
325 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL
BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS...

* AFFECTED AREA...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...ARANSAS...REFUGIO... 
  CALHOUN. 

* TIMING...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  45 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. SUBSTANTIAL 
  RESISTANCE TO CONTROL EFFORTS WOULD OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID THE USE OF
OPEN FLAMES OR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CAUSE SPARKS
LEADING TO WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REPORT
WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

&&

$$

87

455 
WWUS84 KCRP 260529
RFWCRP

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1129 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

TXZ229>234-239>247-260630-
/O.CAN.KCRP.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121226T0600Z/
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1129 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTH TEXAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
RED FLAG WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER TO AROUND 55 TO 65 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
343 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY)...WARM CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLIP
INTO THE NORTHERN CWA MIDDAY...STALL...THEN WASH OUT. MOISTURE IS
SHALLOW...AND ANY PRECIP WILL BE ISOLATED AND CONFINED TO THE
NORTHEAST CWA. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A
STRONG DECEMBER STORM SYSTEM. AGAIN...MOISTURE ACROSS THE CWA WILL
BE SHALLOW...AND PRECIP CONFINED TO A FEW LOW TOPPED STREAMER
SHOWERS ACROSS THE GULF AND NORTH/NORTHEAST CWA. THE MAIN FORCING
AND DEEPER MOISTURE WILL PASS WELL NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE AREA.

THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE A FRONTAL PASSAGE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THE
WIND SHIFT WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA BY 15Z AND ALONG THE
COAST AROUND 18Z. THE COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LAG WELL TO THE
NORTH AND NOT ARRIVE INTO SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL CHRISTMAS NIGHT. WHAT
WILL DEVELOP CHRISTMAS DAY WITH THE WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IS
MUCH DRIER AIR ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. DRY ADIABATIC PROFILE WILL
PROMOTE MIXING OF HIGHER MOMENTUM ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND
RESULT IN WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY. 00Z GFS IS
STRONGER WITH 925-850MB WIND SPEEDS AND DEEPER MIXING THAN THE
NAM12. 00Z ECMWF/CMC CLOSER TO THE GFS AND HAVE SIDED TOWARDS THE
STRONGER WINDS. THIS COULD RESULT IN WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN
SOME AREAS. SEE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW FOR FURTHER IMPACTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...///EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS/// A FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL OCCUR
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS CHRISTMAS DAY. THE COLD AIR WILL LAG BEHIND
THE FRONT...NOT ARRIVING INTO SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
THE RESULT WILL BE WARM...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH
TEXAS ON CHRISTMAS DAY. RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10-15 PERCENT WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ALONG A LINE FROM
BEEVILLE TO KINGSVILLE WEST TO THE RIO GRANDE...AND COMBINED WITH
DRY AND CURED FUELS RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EAST
OF THE BEEVILLE TO KINGSVILLE LINE RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15-30
PERCENT AND WINDS WILL GUST 25 TO 35 MPH...RESULTING IN CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF THE CWA.

&&

.MARINE...WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
CHRISTMAS MORNING ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. DEW POINT
VALUES WILL INCREASE INTO THE UPPER 60S AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
PATCHY SEA FOG DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
AND BAYS NORTH OF PORT ARANSAS. THE SEA FOG THREAT WILL END MIDDAY
ON CHRISTMAS AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG
TO VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT CHRISTMAS
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WITH GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE POSSIBLE.

&&

.LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...COOL AND QUIET FOR THE
MOST PART...WITH COLD AIR MOVING INTO PLACE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
REMAINING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE BRIEF WARM UP BEGINS.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE MANY INLAND LOCATIONS WEDNESDAY
MORNING (IF WINDS DIMINISH ENOUGH...DID FORECAST SUCH
TEMPERATURES)...THEN FREEZE LIKELY MOST INLAND AREAS ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING. MOISTURE RETURNS ON THURSDAY...AND THERE
COULD BE SOME LIGHT RAIN/SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE GULF WATERS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY CONTINUING OVERNIGHT (ISENTROPIC
UPGLIDE). SOME RAIN COULD GET INTO THE COASTAL AREAS BUT FOR NOW
(GIVEN HOW HARD IT IS TO GET RAIN RECENTLY) WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY
MENTION OF RAIN INLAND/COASTAL AREAS FOR NOW. UPPER SYSTEM
APPROACHES TEXAS THURSDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE ENERGY WILL STAY NORTH
OF THE AREA...BUT THERE COULD BE ENOUGH FOR SOME RAIN EASTERN AREAS
THROUGH FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON (ALSO AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARD
THE AREA). WILL STILL NOT HIT POPS TOO HARD (AGAIN) GIVEN MINIMAL
RAINFALL SEEN AS OF LATE AND SYSTEM PROBABLY TOO FAR NORTH. FRONT
MOVES THROUGH AREA BY FRIDAY EVENING...COOLER THAN NORMAL AND DRY
FOR THE WEEKEND. FOR THE MOST PART...STAYED CLOSER TO THE COOLER
SIDE OF MODEL/MOS GUIDANCE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    83  67  84  32  53  /  10  10  10   0   0
VICTORIA          78  64  78  28  50  /  10  20  20   0   0
LAREDO            82  59  79  38  54  /   0  10   0   0   0
ALICE             84  65  82  32  55  /  10  10  10   0   0
ROCKPORT          75  67  80  32  51  /  10  10  10   0   0
COTULLA           79  56  76  31  51  /   0  10  10   0   0
KINGSVILLE        84  65  83  31  54  /  10  10  10   0   0
NAVY CORPUS       76  67  80  36  52  /  10  10  10   0   0

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY
     NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...
     DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA SALLE...LIVE
     OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...
     VICTORIA...WEBB.

GM...NONE.

&&

JR/76...SHORT TERM
GW/86...LONG TERM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
337 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012

TXZ229>234-239>247-242145-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
337 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH
TEXAS. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AS CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE FOR A BRIEF TIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY
THURSDAY MORNING OVER MANY INLAND AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
337 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEA FOG MAY DEVELOP OVER THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS
POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF WATERS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE BOUNDARY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH PORTIONS OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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