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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1032 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON
WEDNESDAY...
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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
1032 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR ALL OF INLAND DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH. HOWEVER, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
INLAND CAMERON, HIDALGO, INLAND WILLACY, INLAND KENEDY, AND
BROOKS COUNTIES FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL GUST UP
TO 30-35 MPH, WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGING FROM 20 TO
NEAR 40 PERCENT. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA,
STARR, AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES, WHERE SOUTHERLY 20-FOOT WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH, GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH, BECOMING
WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM 15-20
PERCENT.
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BROOKS-INLAND KENEDY-SOUTHERN HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-NORTHERN HIDALGO-
1032 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR BROOKS, HIDALGO AND
INLAND PORTIONS OF CAMERON, WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...BROOKS, INLAND KENEDY, SOUTHERN HIDALGO,
INLAND WILLACY, INLAND CAMERON AND NORTHERN HIDALGO.
* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHERLY 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...85-94.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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