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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1201 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTH WINDS, DRY FUEL AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
TXZ176-195>198-210>212-226-227-235>237-335>337-436-437-180200-
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MADISON-BURLESON-BRAZOS-WASHINGTON-GRIMES-COLORADO-AUSTIN-WALLER-
WHARTON-FORT BEND-INLAND JACKSON-INLAND MATAGORDA-INLAND BRAZORIA-
COASTAL JACKSON-COASTAL MATAGORDA-COASTAL BRAZORIA-
MATAGORDA ISLANDS-BRAZORIA ISLANDS-
1201 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS, PRIMARILY NEAR AND WEST OF THE BRAZOS RIVER...
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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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