FNUS74 KBRO 241728 FWSBRO SPOT FORECAST FOR TENIENTE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1128 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1116 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES WILL COMBINE TO INCREASE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINTER CURED GRASSES AND DROUGHT STRESSED VEGETATION WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO IGNITION IN THESE WINDIER CONDITIONS. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........78 AT REQUEST...MAX 84. RH..................52 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 20 MPH AT REQUEST...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........3 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 78 81 83 84 83 80 RH..............52 45 42 40 39 42 47 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 23 23 23 22 21 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...60 REQUESTED BY...THAD HERZBERGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090224.TENIE.01/BRO