FNUS74 KCRP 081433 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR FANT-DUTCH TRAP...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 833 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS A DRYLINE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND. AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE FOG WILL DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST. MUCH DRIER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS A DRY AIRMASS REMAINS OVER SOUTH TEXAS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND THE BRUSH COUNTRY. IN ADDITION...RH VALUES ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS WILL FALL TO WITHIN 25 TO 35 PERCENT. A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESUME LATE THURSDAY. RH VALUES WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER DEVELOPING SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RH..............91 75 61 52 53 20 FT WIND......SSE 10 SSE 10 S 9 SSE 9 SSE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 9 SSE 9 S 7 SSE 8 SSE 6 EYELVL WND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2200 3000 3500 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..SSW 31 SSW 26 SW 18 SW 7 SW 2 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2200 3000 3500 3300 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG FOG RH..............66 87 97 100 100 98 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SSE 6 SSE 5 SSE 5 WNW 3 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SSE 5 SSE 5 SSE 4 WNW 3 N 4 EYELVL WND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 900 100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..SSW 3 SW 6 WSW 10 W 15 WNW 14 WNW 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 900 100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...JEFF ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110308.FANTD.02/CRP