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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
201 AM CST WED JAN 27 2021
...ENHANCED THREAT OF WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ACROSS DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON...
A COLD FRONT ARRIVES THIS MORNING WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF CURED AND CRITICALLY DRY
TO DRY FUELS WITH 20 FOOT WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH, GUSTING HIGHER
ATR TIMES, WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT FOR WILDFIRE GROWTH
AND SPREAD, ESPECIALLY ACROSS ZAPATA, STARR, JIM HOGG, AND HIDALGO
COUNTIES.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT
ALONG AND WEST OF I69C, AND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT BETWEEN
I69C AND EASTERN INLAND PORTIONS OF KENEDY, WILLACY, AND CAMERON
COUNTIES. CURED AND CRITICALLY DRY TO DRY FUELS IN THESE AREAS
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN ENHANCED THREAT OF WILDFIRE GROWTH MAINLY
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 5 PM TODAY ACROSS INLAND DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS.
BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA, JIM HOGG, STARR, AND
WILLACY COUNTIES. RESIDENTS SHOULD EXERCISE CARE WITH RESPECT TO
ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE WILDFIRES.
AVOID THE USE OF WELDING OR GRINDING EQUIPMENT NEAR DRY GRASS AND
BRUSH. AVOID PARKING VEHICLES IN TALL, DRY GRASS AND WEEDS THAT
COULD BE IGNITED BY YOUR VEHICLE'S EXHAUST SYSTEM. DO NOT TOSS
CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE GROUND. BE SURE TO REPORT WILDFIRES QUICKLY
TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.
HALLMAN
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