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Brownsville - TX, US, National Weather Service

Southern Hidalgo County

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR BROOKS, HIDALGO, KENEDY, WILLACY, AND CAMERON EXCEPTING THE ISLANDS... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Fire Weather Watch for breezy winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. WINDS...10-20 mph gusting as high as 25 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15-30 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 THURSDAY... .Low relative humidity values between 15-30 percent will pose a risk for elevated fire weather conditions. The combination of low RH values ranging between 15-30%, an ongoing drought ranging from D2 (Severe Drought) to D4 (Exceptional Drought), and breezy northeast winds will result in elevated to critical fire weather risk on Wednesday across the Central and Eastern counties of Deep South Texas, excepting the islands.