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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 16, 2021, 1:54 PM CDT for 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 17, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2021, 1:54 PM CDT (18:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Counties Bee County, TX, Duval County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, La Salle County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, McMullen County, TX, Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX, Webb County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 91 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 968 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -270 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 584 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
745 WWUS84 KCRP 161854 RFWCRP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 154 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS... .Very dry air and moderate to strong northwest winds will develop behind a cold front Wednesday morning. These winds, combined with very low relative humidity and dry fuels, will result in critical fire weather conditions for portions of South Texas, beginning late Wednesday morning and continuing through Wednesday afternoon. TXZ229>231-239>243-171200- /O.UPG.KCRP.FW.A.0001.210317T1500Z-210318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.FW.W.0001.210317T1500Z-210318T0000Z/ La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Webb-Duval-Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg- Inland Nueces- 154 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...La Salle...McMullen...Live Oak...Webb... Duval...Jim Wells...Inland Kleberg...Inland Nueces. * TIMING...10 AM to 6 PM Wednesday * WIND...Northwest around 20 mph with gusts near 30 mph at times. * HUMIDITY...Falling to 10 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Residents are urged to exercise care with respect to all outdoor activities that could inadvertently cause wildfires. Report wildfires quickly to the nearest fire department or law enforcement office. && $$ LS
2 follow-up statements
019 WWUS84 KCRP 170631 AAA RFWCRP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 131 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS... .Very dry air and moderate to strong northwest wind will develop behind a cold front Wednesday morning. These winds, combined with very low relative humidity and dry fuels, will result in critical fire weather conditions for portions of South Texas, beginning late Wednesday morning and continuing through Wednesday afternoon. TXZ232-244-180000- /O.EXA.KCRP.FW.W.0001.210317T1500Z-210318T0000Z/ Bee-Inland San Patricio- 131 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Bee...Inland San Patricio. * TIMING...10 AM to 7 PM Wednesday * WIND...Northwest around 20 mph with gusts near 30 mph at times. * HUMIDITY...Falling to 10 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Residents are urged to exercise care with respect to all outdoor activities that could inadvertently cause wildfires. Report wildfires quickly to the nearest fire department or law enforcement office. && $$ TXZ229>231-239>243-180000- /O.CON.KCRP.FW.W.0001.210317T1500Z-210318T0000Z/ La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Webb-Duval-Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg- Inland Nueces- 131 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...La Salle...McMullen...Live Oak...Webb... Duval...Jim Wells...Inland Kleberg...Inland Nueces. * TIMING...10 AM to 7 PM Wednesday * WIND...Northwest around 20 mph with gusts near 30 mph at times. * HUMIDITY...Falling to 10 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Residents are urged to exercise care with respect to all outdoor activities that could inadvertently cause wildfires. Report wildfires quickly to the nearest fire department or law enforcement office. && $$ 87
723 WWUS84 KCRP 172355 RFWCRP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 655 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 TXZ229>232-239>244-180100- /O.EXP.KCRP.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210318T0000Z/ La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Webb-Duval-Jim Wells- Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio- 655 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS... Winds will diminish and relative humidity values will increase this evening, reducing the fire weather threat. Some locations may continue to see higher winds and lower humidity over the next hour or two, but will also improve. Therefore, will allow the Red Flag Warning to expire. $$ TE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 5:39 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CRP | 13 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.