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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
244 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
..ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY
.A PRECIPITOUS DROP OFF IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH) VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE
OF A DRYLINE. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RH VALUES RANGING BETWEEN
15-30%, AN ONGOING DROUGHT RANGING FROM D2 (SEVERE DROUGHT) TO D4
(EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT), AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN
ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS, EXCLUDING THE ISLAND.
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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-
244 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
ISLAND...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...10-20 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25-30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15-30 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 90S.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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