R.A. HALL

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER MOST OF SOUTH TEXAS... .A very deep low pressure system will develop over the Texas Panhandle tonight in response to an upper level system. The low pressure area will deepen as it moves across north Texas 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. After sunset, winds will diminish and temperatures will fall which will result in higher humidity and the end to critical fire weather conditions. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS... * 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 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph possible. * HUMIDITY...Falling to between 25 and 30 percent over the Brush Country and inland Coastal Bend and 35 to 45 percent over the coastal areas into the Victoria Crossroads. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.