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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1255 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
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1255 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF SPREADING
RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. OBEY ALL LOCAL
BURN RESTRICTIONS AND BURN BANS.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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