Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Brownsville, TX

Issued

Feb 27, 2011, 3:55 PM CST (21:55 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 AM CST

Expired

Feb 28, 2011, 4:00 PM CST

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Brownsville, TX

Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Starr County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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096 
WWUS84 KBRO 272155
RFWBRO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
355 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL WILDFIRE DANGER ON MONDAY...

.A FRONT EARLY MONDAY WILL SWEEP EXTREMELY DRY AIR ACROSS MOST OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON MONDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDS TOWARD THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL CRASH AS THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM. COMBINED WITH
CURED FUELS IN MOST AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST AND A SEVERAL HOUR
PERIOD OF MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS...THE RISK FOR WILDFIRE GROWTH
AND SPREAD WILL BE ENHANCED.

TXZ248-249-252-281100-
/O.UPG.KBRO.FW.A.0004.110228T1200Z-110301T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.FW.W.0003.110228T1200Z-110228T2200Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
355 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY. THIS
WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLAST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM...POSSIBLY
GUSTING TO 45 OR 50 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. FROM SUNRISE THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH BUT REMAIN FORMIDABLE AT
15 TO 25 MPH.

HUMIDITY: IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...HUMIDITY WILL DROP
BELOW 30 PERCENT AND REACH THE MID AND UPPER TEENS BY MID MORNING.
HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER BY
NOON...CONTINUING THROUGH 4 PM.

TEMPERATURE: COOL AIR WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT.
COMPRESSIONAL HEATING WILL BRING HIGHS INTO THE MID 80S...PERHAPS
UPPER 80S NEAR THE RIVER...AMPLIFYING THE THREAT FOR RAPID
WILDFIRE GROWTH.

FUELS: HIGHLY CURED FUELS CONTINUE DUE TO EARLY FEBRUARY FREEZES
AND SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE LATE SEPTEMBER IN
THESE AREAS. LESS THAN 2 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN MOST OF THE BRUSH
COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS SINCE THE END OF SEPTEMBER...ONE
SIXTH OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE FALLEN THE PAST FIVE MONTHS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER...CURED FUELS...AND HUMIDITY FALLING
BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

&&

$$

TXZ250-251-253>255-281100-
/O.UPG.KBRO.FW.A.0004.110228T1200Z-110301T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.FW.W.0003.110228T1500Z-110228T2200Z/
BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
355 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY. THIS
WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SURGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY AND KING RANCH 6 AM AND 9 AM...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO
40 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. FROM MID MORNING THROUGH  MID
AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH BUT REMAIN FORMIDABLE AT 15
TO 25 MPH.

HUMIDITY: IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...HUMIDITY WILL DROP
BELOW 40 PERCENT AND REACH THE MID AND UPPER TEENS BY NOON IN
WILLACY CAMERON AND KENEDY COUNTY...AND 10 PERCENT OR LOWER BY
NOON IN HIDALGO COUNTY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 PERCENT IN
HIDALGO COUNTY...AND IN THE TEENS ELSEWHERE...THROUGH 4 PM.

TEMPERATURE: COOL AIR WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT.
COMPRESSIONAL HEATING WILL BRING HIGHS INTO THE MID 80S...PERHAPS
UPPER 80S NEAR THE RIVER...AMPLIFYING THE THREAT FOR RAPID
WILDFIRE GROWTH.

FUELS: HIGHLY CURED FUELS CONTINUE DUE TO EARLY FEBRUARY FREEZES
AND SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE LATE SEPTEMBER IN
MOST OF HIDALGO COUNTY FROM WESLACO WESTWARD. LESS THAN 2 INCHES
HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE THE END OF SEPTEMBER...ONE SIXTH THE
AMOUNT THAT SHOULD HAVE FALLEN IN THE FIVE MONTH PERIOD.

FARTHER EAST...SOME GREENUP HAS BEGUN PARTICULARLY ALONG AND EAST
OF HIGHWAY 77. TOWARD THE HIDALGO COUNTY LINE WITH WILLACY AND
CAMERON COUNTY...SOME FUELS REMAIN HIGHLY CURED. DESPITE THE
GREENUP...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY 20 FOOT
WINDS WILL MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS WILDFIRE GROWTH SITUATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER...CURED FUELS...AND HUMIDITY FALLING
BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. OR...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS
OF 20 TO 25 MPH OR GREATER...CURED FUELS...AND HUMIDITY FALLING
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

&&

$$

52/BSG

901 
WWUS84 KBRO 281030
RFWBRO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
430 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL WILDFIRE DANGER ON MONDAY...

.A FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SWEEP EXTREMELY DRY AIR ACROSS
MOST OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TODAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDS TOWARD THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL CRASH AS THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM. COMBINED WITH
CURED FUELS IN MOST AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST AND A SEVERAL HOUR
PERIOD OF MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS...THE RISK FOR WILDFIRE GROWTH
AND SPREAD WILL BE ENHANCED.

TXZ248-249-252-281830-
/O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0003.110228T1200Z-110228T2200Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
430 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLAST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM...POSSIBLY
GUSTING TO 45 OR 50 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. FROM SUNRISE THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH BUT REMAIN FORMIDABLE
AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

HUMIDITY: IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...HUMIDITY WILL DROP
BELOW 30 PERCENT AND REACH THE MID AND UPPER TEENS BY MID
MORNING. HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER BY
NOON...CONTINUING THROUGH 4 PM.

TEMPERATURE: COOL AIR WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT.
COMPRESSIONAL HEATING WILL BRING HIGHS INTO THE MID 80S...PERHAPS
UPPER 80S NEAR THE RIVER...AMPLIFYING THE THREAT FOR RAPID
WILDFIRE GROWTH.

FUELS: HIGHLY CURED FUELS CONTINUE DUE TO EARLY FEBRUARY FREEZES
AND SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE LATE SEPTEMBER IN
THESE AREAS. LESS THAN 2 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN MOST OF THE BRUSH
COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS SINCE THE END OF SEPTEMBER...ONE
SIXTH OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE FALLEN THE PAST FIVE MONTHS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER...CURED FUELS...AND HUMIDITY FALLING
BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

&&

$$

TXZ250-251-253>255-281830-
/O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0003.110228T1500Z-110228T2200Z/
BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
430 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SURGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY AND KING RANCH 6 AM AND 9 AM...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO
35 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH BUT REMAIN FORMIDABLE AT 15
TO 25 MPH.

HUMIDITY: IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...HUMIDITY WILL DROP
BELOW 40 PERCENT AND REACH THE MID AND UPPER TEENS BY NOON IN
WILLACY CAMERON AND KENEDY COUNTY...AND 10 PERCENT OR LOWER BY
NOON IN HIDALGO COUNTY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 PERCENT IN
HIDALGO COUNTY...AND IN THE TEENS ELSEWHERE...THROUGH 4 PM.

TEMPERATURE: COOL AIR WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT.
COMPRESSIONAL HEATING WILL BRING HIGHS INTO THE MID 80S...PERHAPS
UPPER 80S NEAR THE RIVER...AMPLIFYING THE THREAT FOR RAPID
WILDFIRE GROWTH.

FUELS: HIGHLY CURED FUELS CONTINUE DUE TO EARLY FEBRUARY FREEZES
AND SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE LATE SEPTEMBER IN
MOST OF HIDALGO COUNTY FROM WESLACO WESTWARD. LESS THAN 2 INCHES
HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE THE END OF SEPTEMBER...ONE SIXTH
THE AMOUNT THAT SHOULD HAVE FALLEN IN THE FIVE MONTH PERIOD.

FARTHER EAST...SOME GREENUP HAS BEGUN PARTICULARLY ALONG AND EAST
OF HIGHWAY 77. TOWARD THE HIDALGO COUNTY LINE WITH WILLACY AND
CAMERON COUNTY...SOME FUELS REMAIN HIGHLY CURED. DESPITE THE
GREENUP...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY 20 FOOT
WINDS WILL MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS WILDFIRE GROWTH SITUATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER...CURED FUELS...AND HUMIDITY FALLING
BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. OR...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS
OF 20 TO 25 MPH OR GREATER...CURED FUELS...AND HUMIDITY FALLING
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

&&

$$

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