Fire Weather Watch issued March 14 at 4:09AM CDT until March 15 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

…A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR ALL OF DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL ISLAND COUNTIES…

.Plummeting relative humidity and increasing northwest winds
behind a Saturday morning cold front will favorable for elevated
to critical fire weather conditions. Cured to critical dry fuels
could experience rapid growth and spread with some erratic fire
behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA…Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Inland Kenedy,
Starr, Southern Hidalgo, Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron,
Coastal Kenedy, Northern Hidalgo, Coastal Willacy and Coastal
Cameron.

* TIMING…From Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon.

* WINDS…Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 10 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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