FNUS74 KBRO 101710
FWSBRO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMBASSY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1110 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1103 CST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGHER
THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINTER-CURED GRASSES
AND DROUGHT STRESSED VEGETATION TO PRODUCE CRITICAL WILDFIRE
DANGER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN SECTIONS TODAY. POWER
LINES COULD ARC...WITH SPARKS IGNITING WILDFIRES.

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DRY AND VOLATILE ON WEDNESDAY
AFTER A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO PASS THROUGH AROUND DAWN WEDNESDAY...BRINGING AN ABRUPT WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTH...WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 20 MPH. MUCH DRIER
AIR IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15
PERCENT IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WINTER-CURED GRASSES
AND DROUGHT STRESSED VEGETATION WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE
TO IGNITION. THESE COMBINED FACTORS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
ERRATIC AND EXPLOSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AND HEIGHTENED WILDFIRE RISK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71  38  38  38  38  38  38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............82  85  87  88  89  88  85
RH..............51  45  42  39  36  38  42
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..17  22  23  23  23  23  22
20 FT WIND GUST.25  35  35  35  35  35  35

$$
FORECASTER...54
REQUESTED BY...WADE WATERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090210.EMBAS.01/BRO