FNUS74 KCRP 191824 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR GIN RD...VICTORIA COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1224 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SHIFT EAST. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS A RESULT...THUS PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL TODAY. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE GENERALLY FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS TO 50 TO 60 PERCENT OVER THE COASTAL BEND/VICTORIA CROSSROADS. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THEN BECOME BREEZY THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT. BREEZY NORTH WIND AND MUCH DRIER LATE FRIDAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY MAY RESULT IN ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 67 65 RH..............52 48 55 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SSE 7 SSE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SSE 6 SSE 6 EYELVL WND GUST.10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 3900 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 8 SSE 12 SSE 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 3900 3500 $$ FORECASTER...GASS REQUESTED BY...RONALD PRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101219.GINRD.01/CRP