FNUS74 KCRP 031339 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR C-11...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 739 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO SLIGHTLY HIGHER MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL WEDNESDAY AS THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST AND EAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST BY THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A RETURN TO SOUTHERLY FLOW AND BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON. AS WARM MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INCREASES...A WARMING AND MOISTENING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH INCREASING HUMIDITIES. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER.....CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 46 58 65 69 66 RH..............92 73 47 35 30 42 20 FT WIND......ESE 3 S 3 SSW 6 SSW 8 S 8 SSE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..ESE 3 S 3 SSW 5 SSW 6 S 6 SSE 7 EYELVL WND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 3200 4800 4800 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..ESE 5 SSE 5 SSW 8 SW 9 SSW 8 S 12 POP.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD $$ FORECASTER...TINSLEY REQUESTED BY...RYAN VICE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090203.C11__.01/CRP