- In force from
- Oct 16, 1:00 PM CDT
- Until
- Oct 17, 7:00 AM CDT
- Issued
- Oct 15, 10:49 PM CDT
- Updated
- 1 time, last Oct 16, 2:15 AM CDT
- Office
- Brownsville, TX
- Number
- 6 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe, Expected, Likely
- Where
- TX
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL INCREASE WILDFIRE THREAT...
.A strong cold front will push south through Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley today, with a secondary surge of strong northerly winds arriving late this evening through late Saturday morning. Relative humidity values are expected to drop this afternoon with little to no recovery into Saturday morning. Any wildfire that can develop will behave dangerously with erratic growth and spread due to strong winds and lower humidity. A Red Flag Warning is in effect.
- Winds
- North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
- Relative humidity
- As low as 24 percent.
- Impacts
- Any fire that can develop will behave dangerously with erratic growth and spread.
What to do
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.
Every area Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Northern Hidalgo
Places under it Brownsville, McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Harlingen, Weslaco, San Juan, San Benito, Alton, Alamo, Donna, and 247 more
Read the platesFire weather FB-EVT-139How to read a warning FB-STN-001
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