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WWUS84 KBRO 150649
RFWBRO
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
149 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGS STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS AND CRASHING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, LEADING TO
ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS, MINUS THE BARRIER ISLANDS, THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE FURTHER HEIGHTENED BY THE FACT THAT
CURED FUELS REMAIN ABUNDANT ACROSS OUR REGION, WHICH IS IN AN
ONGOING D2 TO D4 (SEVERE TO EXCEPTIONAL) DROUGHT.
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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-INLAND KENEDY-STARR-SOUTHERN HIDALGO-
INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL KENEDY-NORTHERN HIDALGO-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
149 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
MONDAY FOR BREEZY TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
ZAPATA, JIM HOGG, STARR, BROOKS, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HIDALGO AS
WELL AS THE INLAND AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF KENEDY, WILLACY AND
CAMERON COUNTIES, NOT INCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR BREEZY TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH, GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10-40 PERCENT.
* 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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