The Mustang Ridge Wildfire burned 900 acres on Mustang Island in Nueces County. Several local, state, and volunteer resources responded.
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The Mustang Ridge Wildfire burned 900 acres on Mustang Island in Nueces County. Several local, state, and volunteer resources responded. The exact beginning time was not known.
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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 24, 11:47 AM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1147 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 .DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. && .AVIATION...CURRENT MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE TO VFR THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH SOME CLEARING POSSIBLE OUT WEST AND FARTHER NORTH...GENERALLY FROM A KLRD TO KVCT LINE. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT WILL DIMINISH AFTER 22Z. LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH SOME MVFR CIGS/VSBYS RETURNING TO PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND AS A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW REDEVELOPS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1044 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009/ DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. AS CLOUD COVER REMAINS FAIRLY THICK AND A COLD AIR ADVECTION PATTERN SETS UP...TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY TODAY. ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS OUT WEST AND FARTHER NORTH AS THERE WILL BE MORE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. ADJUSTED THE GRIDS BASED ON THE CURRENT TRENDS AND ALSO LOWERED MAX TEMPS ABOUT 2 TO 3 DEGREES ACROSS THE REGION. UPDATED PRODUCTS ARE OUT. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 523 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009/ DISCUSSION...SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION. AVIATION...VFR CIGS/VSBYS PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION, EXECPT FOR SOME MVFR CIGS OVER THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION, AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS BEGINNING TO ENTER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF THE FORECAST AREA. FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA BY 18Z. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 22Z. LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH SOME MVFR CIGS/VSBYS RETURNING TO PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND AS A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW REDEVELOPS. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 338 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009/ SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH STRUNG WEST-EAST ALONG A DEL RIO-PLEASANTON-HOUSTON LINE. THIS FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MIDDAY WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND A COLD AIR ADVECTION PATTERN SETTING UP. MAY SEE SOME PATCHY FOG ALONG THE COASTAL BEND RIGHT BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT, OTHERWISE LOW CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ACROSS THE REGION AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. TODAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN FRIDAY WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 50S OVER THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION TO THE LOWER 70S OVER LAREDO AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL VEER FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE REGION. WILL SEE MORE SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY, THOUGH WILL NOT SEE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM VALUES REACHED TODAY. OVERALL, TEMPERATURES WILL ACTUALLY BE CLOSE TO NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...THE MODELS ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN RESOLVING THE DIGGING S/WV ACROSS THE WEST COAST. THE LATEST NOGAPS AND ECMWF SOLNS ARE VERY PROGRESSIVE WITH THIS FEATURE WHILE THE GFS AND CANADIAN ARE MUCH SLOWER AND MORE CLOSED OFF. RIGHT NOW IT IS A CRAP SHOOT ON WHICH MODEL TO BELIEVE. HOWEVER...THE MODEL TRENDS AND PRIOR SOLNS DO POINT TO A SLOWER AND MORE CLOSED SYSTEM. AS A RESULT...WL LEAN TWDS THE GFS/CANADIAN SOLNS FOR THIS UPCOMING FCST. THESE SOLNS BUILD A MID/UPR RDG AXIS ACROSS THE RGN THROUGH MIDWEEK AND MAINTAIN THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE JET WELL TO OUR NORTH. THIS PATTERN WL KEEP THE CWA WELL WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR THROUGH MUCH OF THE PD. LIMITED MOISTURE AND VERY LTL TO NO LIFT WL KEEP PCPN CHCS NIL THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FNT IS EXPECTED TO SINK SWD THROUGH THE CWA ON THU NIGHT. OVERRUNNING RAIN WL BE A POSSIBILITY BEHIND IT. FOR NOW...WL ONLY GO WITH SLIGHT CHC POPS GIVEN THE HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS. WL GO SLIGHTLY ABV THE GFS MOS TEMPS THROUGH THU. GFS MOS TEMPS FOR FRI WL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINE TODAY FOR THE GULF WATERS. WINDS WILL TURN FROM SOUTH IN THE MORNING TO NORTH AROUND MIDDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 64 47 65 58 77 / 10 10 10 10 10 VICTORIA 57 43 65 54 74 / 10 10 10 10 10 LAREDO 69 47 71 58 82 / 10 10 10 10 10 ALICE 64 46 66 57 79 / 10 10 10 10 10 ROCKPORT 64 49 63 58 73 / 10 10 10 10 10 COTULLA 63 46 69 54 76 / 10 10 10 10 10 KINGSVILLE 67 47 67 57 79 / 10 10 10 10 10 NAVY CORPUS 64 50 64 60 74 / 10 10 10 10 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && KRR/97...AVIATION
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 402 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-251015- 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- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 402 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 19/80
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1115 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 TXZ229>234-239>247-242100- 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 OCONNOR...SEADRIFT 1115 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS... LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND PORTIONS OF THE BRUSH COUNTRY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20S AND LOW 30S. GIVEN THE EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT RESIDENTS REFRAIN FROM ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE WILDFIRES. 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 ON THE GROUND. BURN BANS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN SOUTH TEXAS. CHECK WITH LOCAL COUNTY OFFICIALS FOR EXEMPTIONS BEFORE CONDUCTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IN THESE COUNTIES. REPORT WILD FIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. KRR
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1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Mustang Ridge Wildfire burned 900 acres on Mustang Island in Nueces County. Several local, state, and volunteer resources responded. The exact beginning time was not known.
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