Full Notification

A cold front will sweep across the region Thursday morning, with strong northwest winds expected through the day. Wind speeds of 30 to 40 miles per hour are possible areawide during the day Thursday. Humidity values will fall to 25 to 35 percent during the afternoon, which will result in a considerable threat for erratic fire behavior in cured fuels. Gusty north winds will continue into Friday, when humidity values will be even lower. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 351, AND 353... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM to 8 PM CST Thursday. a Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Friday morning through Friday afternoon. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* WIND...20 FOOT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT THURSDAY AND 15 TO 20 PERCENT FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ZAPATA ... NORTHERN HIDALGO ... INLAND WILLACY ... STARR ... COASTAL WILLACY ... BROOKS ... COASTAL CAMERON ... INLAND KENEDY ... COASTAL KENEDY ... SOUTHERN HIDALGO ... INLAND CAMERON ... JIM HOGG

Instructions:

A Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are occurring now...or will shortly. In general...these conditions include sustained 20 foot winds of 25 MPH or greater...humidity ranging from below 25 percent in Zapata County to below 45 percent along the coast...each lasting for 2 hours or longer... and cured fuels. Humidity below 25 percent in most areas will trigger fire danger at lower wind speeds. Detailed decision tables are found at HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV/?N=MAPCOLORS#FIRE. A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. In general...these conditions include sustained 20 foot winds of 25 MPH or greater...humidity ranging from below 25 percent in Zapata County to below 45 percent along the coast...each lasting for 2 hours or more...and cured fuels. Humidity below 25 percent in most areas will trigger fire danger at lower wind speeds. Detailed decision tables are found at HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV/?N=MAPCOLORS#FIRE. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.