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Brownsville - TX, US, National Weather Service

Southern Hidalgo County

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ISLAND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR BROOKS, HIDALGO, KENEDY, WILLACY, AND CAMERON COUNTIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ISLAND... WINDS...10-20 mph gusting as high as 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 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. ATE

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY... .A precipitous drop off in relative humidity (RH) values following the passage of a dryline on top of breezy northwest winds have led to a critical threat for fire weather over Deep South Texas this afternoon. 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 10-20 mph gusting as high as 30 mph has resulted in a critical fire weather risk into this evening across all of Deep South Texas, excluding the island. Continued low RH values and breezy conditions could result in another day of elevated to critical fire weather conditions on Thursday.