Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air will bring minimum humidities down to 35 to 45% inland
and 50 to 60% along the coast through Saturday, with no
precipitation expected other than isolated showers possible near
the coast Saturday morning. More humid conditions return Sunday
and continuing into next week. Near term sustained winds will
remain out of the east at 10 mph or less.

TXZ163-164-190915-
Houston-Trinity-
Including the cities of Crockett, Groveton, and Trinity
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      69 (-4)      95 (0)       70           95
RH % (24h trend)      92 (0)       38 (0)       98           42
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1930                      2310
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                6330                      7560
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE  7                     S  7
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  4                     S  4
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  7720                      9240
Category Day                       3                         4
Sunshine Hours                     11                        9

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low-Moderate

$$

TXZ176-195>198-190915-
Brazos-Burleson-Grimes-Madison-Washington-
Including the cities of Brenham, Bryan, Caldwell,
College Station, Madisonville, Navasota, and Somerville
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      70 (-4)      97 (0)       71           97
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-1)      37 (-2)      96           39
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 2080                      2350
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                6810                      7700
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE  7                     S  6
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  4                     S  3
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  8320                      7050
Category Day                       4                         3
Sunshine Hours                     11                        9

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low

$$

TXZ177>179-199-200-190915-
Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Walker-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Coldspring, Conroe, Corrigan,
Dayton, Huntsville, Liberty, Livingston, Shepherd,
and The Woodlands
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      70 (-3)      96 (+1)      70           96
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+4)      39 (-1)      99           44
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 2030                      2350
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                6660                      7690
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE  7                     S  6
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  4                     S  3
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  8120                      7050
Category Day                       4                         3
Sunshine Hours                     11                        9

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low-Moderate

$$

TXZ212-213-227-237-238-190915-
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
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      71 (-5)      96 (+1)      72           96
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+3)      41 (-3)      96           44
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 2060                      2350
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                6760                      7720
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE  8                     SE  6
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  4                     SE  3
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  8240                      7050
Category Day                       4                         3
Sunshine Hours                     11                        9

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low

$$

TXZ210-211-226-235-236-190915-
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
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      70 (-4)      97 (+2)      71           97
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-2)      39 (-6)      96           42
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 2160                      2260
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                7080                      7410
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE  7                     SE  7
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SE  4                     SE  4
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  8640                      9040
Category Day                       4                         4
Sunshine Hours                     10                        9

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low

$$

TXZ214-300-313-338-190915-
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
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      71 (-5)      93 (+1)      73           92
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+7)      50 (+3)      98           53
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1720                      1600
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                5650                      5260
Transport Wnd (kts)                E  7                      SE  7
Transport Wnd (m/s)                E  4                      SE  4
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  6880                      6400
Category Day                       3                         3
Sunshine Hours                     11                        9

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low

$$

TXZ335>337-190915-
Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-
Including the cities of Clute, Freeport, Lake Jackson,
and Palacios
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      74 (-4)      93 (+1)      75           93
RH % (24h trend)      93 (+3)      50 (-4)      94           53
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  5         Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  8         Lgt/Var      SE  7
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1720                      1860
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                5650                      6090
Transport Wnd (kts)                E  9                      SE  8
Transport Wnd (m/s)                E  5                      SE  4
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  8600                      7440
Category Day                       4                         3
Sunshine Hours                     10                        9

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low

$$

TXZ436>439-190915-
Bolivar Peninsula-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Matagorda Islands-
Including the cities of Galveston and Surfside Beach
1205 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      79 (-4)      90 (+1)      80           90
RH % (24h trend)      81 (+2)      59 (-1)      84           61
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E 10         E  6         SE  9        Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  7        E  9         SE  6        SE  7
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1270                      1250
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                4180                      4100
Transport Wnd (kts)                E  9                      SE  7
Transport Wnd (m/s)                E  5                      SE  4
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  6350                      5000
Category Day                       3                         3
Sunshine Hours                     10                        9

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 90.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$