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WWUS84 KBRO 160107
RFWBRO
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
807 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
.A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING TONIGHT WILL BRING 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-
807 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS, EXCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS...
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH, GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 TO
55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10-30 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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