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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 6:51 PM Feb. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Inland Kenedy, Starr, Hidalgo, Inland Willacy, and Inland Cameron counties, which is in effect Wednesday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Inland Kenedy, Starr, Hidalgo, Inland Willacy, and Inland Cameron counties. * TIMING...Through Wednesday afternoon. * WINDS...Southerly 10 to 25 mph with gusts around 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent. * TEMPERATURES...85-94. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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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