Weather Alerts-

Make preparations per the instructions

Brownsville - TX, US, National Weather Service

Southern Hidalgo County

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR BREEZY TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ZAPATA, JIM HOGG, STARR, BROOKS, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HIDALGO AS WELL AS THE INLAND AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF KENEDY, WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES, NOT INCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS... WINDS...Northerly at 20 to 30 mph, gusting as high as 35 to 45 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10-40 percent. 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.

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A strong cold front arriving Sunday night brings strong northerly winds and crashing relative humidity values, leading to elevated to critical fire weather conditions across all of Deep South Texas, minus the barrier islands, through Monday afternoon. Fire weather concerns are further heightened by the fact that cured fuels remain abundant across our region, which is in an ongoing D2 to D4 (Severe to Exceptional) Drought.