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Fire Weather Watch issued October 15 at 11:32AM CDT until October 17 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Fire Weather Watch · Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Northern Hidalgo. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 15 October 2026 at 16:32 UTC
- First saved by us
- 15 October 2026 at 16:47 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 16 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Brownsville TX · Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Northern Hidalgo
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 16 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
Archived official description
...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT INCREASE WILDFIRE THREAT... .A strong front pushes south through Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, with a secondary surge of strong northerly winds arriving late Friday evening into late Saturday morning. Relative humidity values are expected to drop Friday 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 Fire Danger Statement or Red Flag Warning may be needed. The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Fire Weather Watch for breezy winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. * WINDS...Northerly 15-25 mph, gusting as high as 35-45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...as low as 25 to 40 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that can develop will behave dangerously with erratic growth and spread.
Instructions in this archived message
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Our first saved version of Fire Weather Watch issued October 15 at 11:32AM CDT until October 17 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 16:32 UTC
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