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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Lubbock TX

1030 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



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1030 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

THE SOUTH PLAINS, ROLLING PLAINS, AND THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS

PANHANDLE...



The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Fire Weather

Watch, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through

Saturday evening. 



* Timing...From 12 PM until 8 PM on Saturday.



* Wind...South-southwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



* Humidity...As low as 5 percent.



* Fuels...Extremely dry.



* Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor 

  burning is discouraged.



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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