FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED MAY 16 AT 10:13PM CDT UNTIL MAY 18 AT 10:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-05-16 22:13:00
Expires: 2026-05-18 22:00:00
Issued by: NWS Lubbock TX
Alert Text
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNINGTHROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS, ROLLING PLAINS, AND THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM ON SUNDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM 11 AM UNTIL 10 PM ON MONDAY.
* WIND...ON SUNDAY, SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. ON MONDAY, SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.
* FUELS...CRITICALLY DRY TO EXTREMELY DRY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED.
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Target Area
PARMER, CASTRO, SWISHER, BRISCOE, HALL, BAILEY, LAMB, HALE, FLOYD, MOTLEY, COCHRAN, HOCKLEY, LUBBOCK, CROSBY, DICKENS, YOAKUM, TERRY, LYNN, GARZA, KENT
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