04). 6 homes were theatened and saved.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
The Ramirez Fire in rural Duval County burned through 300 acres of drought-stressed fuels (N27 21.43 X W98 25.04). 6 homes were theatened and saved.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 7, 11:14 AM CST, 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1214 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2009 .DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. && .AVIATION...SEA-BREEZE DVLPG FM NQI-CRP AND WL PUSH INLAND THRU THE AFTN. SE WNDS WL DVLP BEHIND THE SEA-BREEZE AND GUST AT TIMES OVR 20 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS DIMINISHING 02Z-03Z...EXCEPT AT LRD. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDS THRU THE AFTN WITH ISOLD RWS REMAINING OFFSHORE OF THE MIDDLE TX COAST. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 951 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2009/ DISCUSSION...THE BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS WILL SLIDE EAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. BY 12Z SUNDAY...HOPEFULLY ALLOWING FOR SOME DEEPER MOISTURE TO WORK INTO THE COASTAL BEND LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...HIGHER BAND OF PRECIPITABLE WATER WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND UP INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY ALONG WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE LAND AREAS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS WILL REMAIN DRY AND HOT TODAY. FORECAST FOR TODAY REQUIRES NO MAJOR MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 76 96 77 95 79 / 10 20 10 20 10 VICTORIA 74 97 75 95 77 / 10 20 10 30 10 LAREDO 80 106 81 104 82 / 10 10 10 10 10 ALICE 76 102 77 100 78 / 10 20 10 10 10 ROCKPORT 80 93 81 91 82 / 10 20 20 20 20 COTULLA 75 102 75 102 77 / 10 10 10 10 10 KINGSVILLE 76 98 78 97 80 / 10 20 10 20 10 NAVY CORPUS 79 92 81 92 82 / 10 20 20 20 20 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && JR/76...SHORT TERM/AVIATION
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 434 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2009 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-080945- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- 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-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 434 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 109 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS SUNDAY. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 105 TO 109 DEGREES OVER MOST INLAND AREAS SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDICES POSSIBLY REACHING OR EXCEEDING 110 DEGREES ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TE/TMT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Ramirez Fire in rural Duval County burned through 300 acres of drought-stressed fuels (N27 21.43 X W98 25.04). 6 homes were theatened and saved.
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