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Fire Weather Watch — Zapata + 8 more areasFire Weather Watch — Zapata + 8 more areas

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StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationZapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change1 week ago
Last source check1 week ago
Official sourceNational Weather Service
FINAL RECORD

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Automated factual summary

This Fire Weather Watch left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Oct 15, 2026 · 11:35 AM CDT
Record completed
Oct 15, 2026 · 10:51 PM CDT
Monitored duration
11 hours, 16 minutes
Official severity
Severe
Named areas
Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; additional areas in official record
Official expiration
Oct 16, 2026 · 1:00 AM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts

Event
Fire Weather Watch
Affected Texas areas
Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Northern Hidalgo
Effective
2026-10-15T11:32:00-05:00
Expires
2026-10-16T01:00:00-05:00
Issuing authority
NWS Brownsville TX
LATEST MEANINGFUL CHANGE

Completed

Official record ended or left the source’s active window.

Instructions preserved with the record

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.

Latest official-source information

...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT INCREASE WILDFIRE THREAT...

.A strong front pushes south through Deep South Texas and the Rio
Grande Valley on Friday, with a secondary surge of strong
northerly winds arriving late Friday evening into late Saturday
morning. Relative humidity values are expected to drop Friday
afternoon with little to no recovery into Saturday morning. Any
wildfire that can develop will behave dangerously with erratic
growth and spread due to strong winds and lower humidity. A Fire
Danger Statement or Red Flag Warning may be needed.

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for breezy winds and low relative humidity, which
is in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning.

* WINDS...Northerly 15-25 mph, gusting as high as 35-45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...as low as 25 to 40 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that can develop will behave dangerously with
erratic growth and spread.

RECORDED TIMELINE

Meaningful official changes

2 meaningful changes

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  1. Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
  2. First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.

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