Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

McAllen, TX ∙ Brownsville, TX ∙ Edinburg, TX ∙ Mission, TX ∙ Pharr, TX ∙ Harlingen, TX ∙ Arroyo Colorado Estates, TX ∙ Port Isabel, TX ∙ Ramireno, TX ∙ Salineno North, TX

Headline

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...
.A strong cold front will arrive overnight Tuesday, resulting in gusty winds and low relative humidities on Wednesday. Conditions will be favorable for critical fire danger across all of Deep South Texas.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1233 PM CDT Mon Oct 27 2025 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .A strong cold front will arrive overnight Tuesday, resulting in gusty winds and low relative humidities on Wednesday. Conditions will be favorable for critical fire danger across all of Deep South Texas. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Inland Kenedy, Starr, Southern Hidalgo, Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron, Coastal Kenedy, Northern Hidalgo, Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron, Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island. * TIMING...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 80. * LIGHTNING...None * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could rapidly increase in size and intensity, move quickly, and be very difficult to control. 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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