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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
545 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON
WEDNESDAY...
TXZ250-251-253>255-353-260000-
/O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0003.260225T1800Z-260226T0000Z/
BROOKS-INLAND KENEDY-SOUTHERN HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-NORTHERN HIDALGO-
545 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR BROOKS,
HIDALGO AND INLAND PORTIONS OF CAMERON, WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTIES...
* AFFECTED AREA...BROOKS, INLAND KENEDY, SOUTHERN HIDALGO,
INLAND WILLACY, INLAND CAMERON AND NORTHERN HIDALGO.
* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 92.
* 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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