FNUS74 KCRP 251240 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR SEA-DAN UNIT 10_BURN DAY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 640 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN RANGE FROM 15-25 PERCENT INLAND...TO 30-40 PERCENT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. RH VALUES AND TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL VALUES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AHEAD A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS TEXAS AND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS WITH ONLY MINIMAL CHANCES FURTHER WEST ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THURSDAY NIGHT. MUCH DRIER AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION SATURDAY MORNING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS -TIME BEHIND THIS FRONT AS COLD TEMPERATURES LIMIT MINIMUM RH LEVELS ON FRI. MOISTURE WILL BEGINS TO RETURN RATHER QUICKLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS INTO THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............42 51 58 63 67 67 RH..............85 62 51 43 36 37 20 FT WIND......VRB 2 VRB 2 WNW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..VRB 1 VRB 1 WNW 4 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 EYELVL WND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 600 1100 2200 4000 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..VRB 2 NW 5 WNW 9 SW 10 SW 13 SW 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 600 1100 2200 4000 4200 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...TIM ANDERSON BIOLOGIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100125.SEADA.02/CRP