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RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED OCTOBER 16 AT 2:15AM CDT UNTIL OCTOBER 17 AT 7:00AM CDT
Effective: 2026-10-16 02:15:00 [EXPIRED]
Expires: 2026-10-17 07:00:00
Issued by: NWS Brownsville TX
Alert Text
...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL INCREASEWILDFIRE 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.
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Target Area
ZAPATA, JIM HOGG, BROOKS, INLAND KENEDY, STARR, SOUTHERN HIDALGO, INLAND WILLACY, INLAND CAMERON, NORTHERN HIDALGO
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