...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS... .A very deep low pressure system will develop over the Texas Panhandle late Wednesday in response to an upper level system, then progress east along the Red River Valley on Thursday. A Pacific cold front will move through South Texas Thursday morning, bringing drier air to the region. Behind the front, strong to west to northwest winds will develop in its wake. The combination of the strong winds, cured fuels, and low relative humidity is expected to bring critical fire weather to most of South Texas from late Thursday morning through early Thursday evening. As the sun sets, winds will diminish and temperatures will fall which will result in higher humidity and the end to critical fire weather conditions. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from late Thursday morning through early Thursday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...La Salle...McMullen...Live Oak...Bee... Goliad...Victoria...Webb...Duval...Jim Wells...Inland Kleberg...Inland Nueces...Inland San Patricio...Coastal Aransas...Inland Refugio...Inland Calhoun...Coastal Kleberg... Coastal Nueces...Coastal San Patricio...Coastal Refugio... Coastal Calhoun...Kleberg Islands...Nueces Islands...Calhoun Islands. * TIMING...From 11 AM CST Thursday through 7 PM CST Thursday. * WIND...West to Northwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph possible. * HUMIDITY...Falling to between 25 and 40 percent over inland areas and 30 to 50 percent over the coastal counties. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
