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Brownsville - TX, US, National Weather Service

Starr County

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS, EXCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS... WINDS...Northerly winds 25 to 35 mph, gusting as high as 45 to 55 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10-30 percent. IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A strong cold front arriving tonight will bring 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.