A wildfire in rural San Patricio County, near CR 96 and CR 95, burned 400 acres. Eight structures were threatened and saved.
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A wildfire in rural San Patricio County, near CR 96 and CR 95, burned 400 acres. Eight structures were threatened and saved. Several local and volunteer resources responded. The exact time was not known as of this writing.
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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 4, 10:18 AM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1018 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009 .DISCUSSION...CONCUR THAT THE WEAK FRONT/SURGE OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE WL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACRS THE REGION AND THEN MOVE TOWARD THE EAST. THUS WL MAINTAIN THE FCST OF NE WIND FOLLOWED BY EAST WIND BY LATE AFTN/EARLY EVENING. DRY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TDA CONTRIBUTING TO SUNNY SKIES. WL INCREASE MAX TEMPS SLIGHTLY FOR THIS AFTN OVR THE NERN CWFA OWING TO RECENT TRENDS/NAM DETERMINISTIC SOLN. EXPECT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGHER THAN YDA AND WL NOT ISSUE A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. DO NOT ANTICIPATE WIND/SEAS EXCEEDING SCEC CRITERIA OVR THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTN. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 350 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009/ SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS A BIT SLOWER TO BUILD SOUTH THROUGH EAST TEXAS BUT LATEST MSAS ANALYSIS SHOWS 3-HOURLY PRESSURE RISES INCREASING OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS. SO EXPECT BACKDOOR FRONT TO FILTER INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING. WITH FRONT EXPECTED TO BE A BIT WEAKER...MAX TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY WILL BE ABOUT A CATEGORY HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL VEER TO EASTERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE TONIGHT. EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE WHERE WINDS SHOULD STAY UP ENOUGH TO KEEP BOUNDARY LAYER MIXED. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BREEZY CATEGORY ON THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...A CONTINUATION OF QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED TO OUR EAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO A PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AS WELL AS CLOUD COVER...ESPECIALLY LOW STRATUS/FOG EACH NIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN A WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERSISTENT BREEZY/WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM THAT IS PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ECMWF/GFS PROG THIS SYSTEM TO PUSH A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS ON MONDAY. FOR NOW...LOOKS LIKE ONLY THE TAIL END OF THE FRONT WILL MAKE IT TO SOUTH TEXAS...THEREFORE IT WILL NOT HAVE MUCH IF ANY EFFECT ON THE REGION. HOWEVER...THE MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT AT SOME PRECIP ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM...EVEN THOUGH THE BEST DYNAMICS STAY WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION. AS A RESULT...AM ONLY SHOWING SLIGHT CHANCE POPS DURING THIS TIME FRAME ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CWFA. ANOTHER STRONGER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH A STRONGER COLD FRONT THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...UNFORTUNATELY WITH THE BEST DYNAMICS REMAINING TO OUR NORTH ONCE AGAIN. AVIATION...VERY LIGHT WINDS AND SATURATED BOUNDARY LAYER COULD LEAD TO PATCHY FOG ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN AREAS OF FOG WHICH SHOULD DISSIPATE A LITTLE AFTER SUNRISE. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDS WILL EXIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE. EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO FORM AFTER 06Z OVER ALL AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY IN THE MVFR RANGE BUT COULD SEE AREAS OF IFR CONDS AFTER 09Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 71 52 75 57 74 / 0 10 10 10 10 VICTORIA 70 41 72 53 72 / 0 10 10 10 10 LAREDO 78 53 77 56 77 / 0 10 10 10 10 ALICE 74 48 77 55 75 / 0 10 10 10 10 ROCKPORT 66 54 70 58 72 / 0 10 10 10 10 COTULLA 75 45 76 53 74 / 0 10 10 10 10 KINGSVILLE 73 51 77 56 74 / 0 10 10 10 10 NAVY CORPUS 68 56 71 58 72 / 0 10 10 10 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && WC/87...SHORT TERM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 415 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009 TXZ229>234-239>247-041800- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 415 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-041800- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- 415 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TMT/KR
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A wildfire in rural San Patricio County, near CR 96 and CR 95, burned 400 acres. Eight structures were threatened and saved. Several local and volunteer resources responded. The exact time was not known as of this writing.
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