FNUS74 KCRP 202322 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR VC PCT 2...VICTORIA COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 522 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH MOISTURE VALUES WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH AREAS OF FOG LIKELY TOWARDS DAYBREAK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT BECOMING LIGHT TO MODERATE FROM THE NORTH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL GENERALLY REMAIN HIGH EXCEPT ACROSS THE WESTERN BRUSH COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS WHERE VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 40 PERCENT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE VALUES INCREASE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM 40 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST TO AROUND 15 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN BRUSH COUNTRY. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERION. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH SOUTH TEXAS TUESDAY PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR RAIN. BUT A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE TEXAS BIG BEND WEDNESDAY AND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THURSDAY. AS A RESULT...INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE UPPER DISTURBANCE AND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MODERATE TO HIGH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LOW REMAINS OVER THE REGION. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... PATCHY AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG FOG RH..............67 85 96 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......SSW 7 S 9 S 9 S 9 SSW 8 SSW 6 WNW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSW 6 S 8 S 8 S 7 SSW 6 SSW 5 WNW 2 EYELVL WND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1100 600 600 700 700 900 TRANSPORT WIND..SSW 22 SSW 21 SSW 23 SSW 22 SW 20 WSW 16 WNW 13 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1100 600 600 700 700 900 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP.....FAIR FAIR MARG MARG MARG POOR POOR .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............100 93 66 55 52 52 20 FT WIND......NNW 2 N 8 N 12 N 12 NNE 9 NNE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NNW 2 N 6 N 10 N 9 NNE 6 NNE 5 EYELVL WND GUST.5 15 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1300 1500 1600 2000 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..WNW 12 N 9 N 8 N 8 N 5 N 3 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1300 1500 1600 2000 2000 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISP.....MARG MARG MARG MARG MARG MARG $$ FORECASTER...EVANS REQUESTED BY...RONALD PRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120121.VCPCT.01/CRP