Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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FNUS54 KHGX 240036
FWFHGX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Hot and relatively dry conditions continue with a few isolated
afternoon and evening thunderstorms, mainly over the Piney Woods
region. Winds will be light out of the SW at night and the morning
then become S and slightly increase in the afternoons. Minimum RH
values are expected to drop into the 20-35% range inland, with
values between 40-60% near the coast. Fuels have become drier in
recent weeks due to the hot and dry conditions.
TXZ163-164-240945-
Houston-Trinity-
Including the cities of Crockett, Groveton, and Trinity
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 77 (-1) 103 (0) 76 101
RH % (24h trend) 77 (-6) 26 (-3) 88 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 S 6 SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 SW 6 S 5
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m) 3080 2250
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft) 10110 7390
Transport Wnd (kts) S 8 SW 9
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 SW 5
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 12320 11250
Category Day 4 4
Sunshine Hours 10 8
Remarks...
Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low
$$
TXZ176-195>198-240945-
Brazos-Burleson-Grimes-Madison-Washington-
Including the cities of Brenham, Bryan, Caldwell,
College Station, Madisonville, Navasota, and Somerville
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 77 (-1) 104 (+1) 76 102
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+4) 24 (-3) 94 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SW 6 S 8 SW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 S 6 S 7 S 6
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m) 3000 2270
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft) 9850 7450
Transport Wnd (kts) S 8 S 9
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 S 5
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 12000 11350
Category Day 4 4
Sunshine Hours 11 8
Remarks...
Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low
$$
TXZ177>179-199-200-240945-
Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Walker-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Coldspring, Conroe, Corrigan,
Dayton, Huntsville, Liberty, Livingston, Shepherd,
and The Woodlands
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 75 (-2) 102 (+1) 75 101
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+2) 29 (-4) 95 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m) 2890 2060
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft) 9490 6750
Transport Wnd (kts) S 7 S 7
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 S 4
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 11560 8240
Category Day 4 4
Sunshine Hours 10 8
Remarks...
Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low
$$
TXZ212-213-227-237-238-240945-
Fort Bend-Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Waller-
Including the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Brookshire,
First Colony, Friendswood, Hempstead, Houston, League City,
Mission Bend, Missouri City, Pearland, Pecan Grove, Prairie View,
Rosenberg, Sugar Land, and Waller
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 75 (-2) 100 (0) 75 100
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+5) 33 (-5) 98 37
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 SW 5 S 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var S 5
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m) 2710 2240
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft) 8880 7350
Transport Wnd (kts) S 7 S 8
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 S 4
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 10840 8960
Category Day 4 4
Sunshine Hours 10 8
Remarks...
Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low
$$
TXZ210-211-226-235-236-240945-
Austin-Colorado-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-Wharton-
Including the cities of Bay City, Bellville, Columbus,
Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, Ganado, Sealy, Weimar, and Wharton
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 74 (-2) 101 (+1) 74 102
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+2) 30 (-6) 99 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SW 5 S 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var S 6
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m) 2760 2410
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft) 9070 7900
Transport Wnd (kts) S 8 S 9
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 S 5
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 11040 12050
Category Day 4 4
Sunshine Hours 11 9
Remarks...
Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low
$$
TXZ214-300-313-338-240945-
Chambers-Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Southern Liberty-
Including the cities of Anahuac, Baytown, Devers, Dickinson,
La Marque, Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Pasadena, Stowell,
Texas City, and Winnie
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 10 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 77 (-1) 97 (-1) 77 98
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+2) 42 (-2) 96 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SW 5 S 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 SW 5 S 6
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m) 1930 1830
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft) 6330 6000
Transport Wnd (kts) S 7 S 7
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 S 4
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 7720 7320
Category Day 3 3
Sunshine Hours 10 8
Remarks...
Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low
$$
TXZ335>337-240945-
Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-
Including the cities of Clute, Freeport, Lake Jackson,
and Palacios
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 76 (-1) 95 (0) 77 95
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+1) 47 (-6) 96 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SW 5 S 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 S 8 S 6 S 8
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m) 1640 1700
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft) 5390 5570
Transport Wnd (kts) S 8 S 10
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 S 5
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 6560 8500
Category Day 3 4
Sunshine Hours 10 9
Remarks...
Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low
$$
TXZ436>439-240945-
Bolivar Peninsula-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Matagorda Islands-
Including the cities of Galveston and Surfside Beach
736 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 80 (-1) 92 (0) 81 92
RH % (24h trend) 87 (-1) 59 (-4) 87 61
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 SW 7 S 10 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 9 S 9 SW 10 S 8
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m) 1050 1180
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft) 3440 3870
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 8 SW 7
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 4 SW 4
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 4200 4720
Category Day 3 3
Sunshine Hours 10 9
Remarks...
Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. Highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the lower
90s. South winds around 5 mph.
$$