FNUS74 KCRP 261150 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR C-7 RX...USFWS-ARANSAS NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 550 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ALONG THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND WILL RANGE FROM 40-50%. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. WEAK WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE...BY LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD THEN DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING...WITH RH VALUES SLOWLY RECOVERING. RH VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO 40-50% FRIDAY...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OVER THE AREA. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS SATURDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE GUSTY IN THE MORNING...HOWEVER WINDS AND RH VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY INCREASING. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 54 55 62 66 66 62 RH..............80 75 71 55 47 44 48 20 FT WIND......WNW 17 WNW 10 WNW 14 WNW 15 WNW 15 WNW 15 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 20 25 25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..WNW 6 WNW 8 WNW 11 WNW 12 WNW 12 WNW 12 NW 10 EYELVL WND GUST.25 15 20 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 1700 2400 2800 2900 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 28 WNW 25 WNW 24 NW 25 NW 24 NW 22 NW 21 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 1700 2400 2800 2900 3400 POP.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...BARRON REQUESTED BY...BRUCE JACKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120126.C7RX_.01/CRP