224  
FNUS74 KBRO 282129  
FWSBRO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TORCH TREE...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX  
429 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CDT ON JULY 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
DRY WEATHER WITH INTENSIFYING HEAT WILL CONTINUE  
ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH THE  
FORECAST PERIOD. ABNORMALLY DRY (D0) DROUGHT CONDITIONS ENCOMPASS MUCH  
OF THE REGION, AND THESE MAY EXPAND, OR EVEN WORSEN, THROUGH THE  
IMMEDIATE FUTURE GIVEN THE FORECASTED HOT TEMPERATURES AND LACK OF RAIN.  
THAT SAID, WILDFIRE CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST  
PERIOD DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF DRY, HOT, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH) VALUES WILL BE ON THE FRINGE OR BORDERLINE FIRE  
DANGER STATEMENT CRITERIA EACH DAY THIS WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) NOON  
SKY (%).........5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............100  
RH..............34  
20 FT WIND......SE 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.22  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.13  
MIX HGT (FT)....7300  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM  
SKY (%).........7 15 4 14 30 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............100 94 85 81 80 79  
RH..............37 49 69 82 86 91  
20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 14 SE 13 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 24 23 23 22  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....6800 4700 2300 1300 900 700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 23 SE 21 S 20 S 21 S 18  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM  
SKY (%).........13 32 11 5 7 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............78 80 88 95 100 102  
RH..............93 91 67 49 35 29  
20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 9 SE 12 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 21 22 23  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 5 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 13 13 13 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 3000 5300 7500 8600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 16 S 20 S 20 S 18 S 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...EVBUOMA  
REQUESTED BY...SETH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618524.0/BRO  
.DELDT 07/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CSDISPATCH@TFS.TAMU.EDU  
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