The Pawnee S #21 Wildfire burned around 600 acres in rural Bee County, near Pawnee. 25) No structures were threatened.
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The Pawnee S #21 Wildfire burned around 600 acres in rural Bee County, near Pawnee. N28 36.38 W97 59.25) No structures were threatened. Several local and state resources responded. The wildfire started from a hay bailer.
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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 3, 9:12 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 912 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009 .DISCUSSION...A STRONG MID/UPR RDG AXIS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL MEXICO WL MAINTAIN DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS TDA. VISIBLE AND IR SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THE FIRST STAGES OF RETURN FLOW IN THE FORM OF CUMULUS CLOUDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. A FEW OF THESE WL AFFECT THE ERN AREAS BUT OVERALL EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS TDA. TEMPS WL AVERAGE AROUND 5 DEGS WARMER THAN YDA BASED UPON THE 12Z CRP SOUNDING AND BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPS. WINDS WL BE BREEZY AT TIEMS IN THE AFTN ACROSS THE ERN AREAS AS THE GRADIENT SLOWLY TIGHTENS. OVERALL...THE PREVIOUS FCST LOOKS IN GREAT SHAPE AND NO SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS ARE NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. && .FIRE WEATHER...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCWENT ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS TDA. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WL BE MORE MARGINAL AND WL LKLY REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT...WL CONTINUE THE PREVIOUS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND NOT ISSUE AN RFW. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 74 57 78 65 82 / 0 0 10 10 10 VICTORIA 73 51 80 61 81 / 0 0 10 10 10 LAREDO 82 55 88 63 89 / 0 0 0 10 10 ALICE 77 51 85 63 85 / 0 0 10 10 10 ROCKPORT 71 59 74 66 78 / 0 0 10 10 10 COTULLA 81 52 87 60 85 / 0 0 0 10 10 KINGSVILLE 75 55 82 64 85 / 0 0 10 10 10 NAVY CORPUS 72 62 75 68 77 / 0 0 10 10 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && MB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 442 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-041045- 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- 442 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE WILD FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 656 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009 TXZ229>234-239>241-040000- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...ENCINAL...TILDEN... GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...SKIDMORE...GOLIAD... VICTORIA...LAREDO...RIO BRAVO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO... ALICE...PREMONT 656 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...ELEVATED WILD FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS... DESPITE THE RETURN OF SOUTHERLY FLOW...MOISTURE AS BEEN SLOW TO INCREASE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL LEAD TO WARM TEMPERATURES AND SOME GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF DRY VEGETATION... LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT AND WINDS GUSTING AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE WILD FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS WHERE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOWEST. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CARE DURING ALL OUTSIDE 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. MJG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Pawnee S #21 Wildfire burned around 600 acres in rural Bee County, near Pawnee. N28 36.38 W97 59.25) No structures were threatened. Several local and state resources responded. The wildfire started from a hay bailer.
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