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FXUS64 KLUB 110534
AFDLUB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1234 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1229 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
- COOLER AND VERY WINDY WEDNESDAY BEHIND A MORNING COLD FRONT.
- WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH A COOL-DOWN EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 1059 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
WESTERLY WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. THESE WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN A ~1030 HIGH IN THE LEE OF THE
ROCKIES AND A 1010 MB LOW TO OUR SOUTH. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY,
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE SHOULD
PEAK AROUND THE NOON HOUR. TEMPERATURES WILL SUBSEQUENTLY FALL INTO
THE 60S. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
AND BREEZY SW SURFACE WINDS WILL BRING A RETURN OF WARMER
CONDITIONS, WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE LOW 70S.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1059 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH A
SIGNIFICANT WARM UP IN STORE. LIGHT WEST WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND
THEN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HIGHS IN THE LOW-TO-MID 80S ARE
EXPECTED. DOWNSLOPING DUE WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ON SATURDAY
AND SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE-AVERAGE HIGHS WILL OCCUR. LUBBOCK MAY SEE
ITS FIRST 90 DEGREE DAY OF THE YEAR (EASILY BEATING THE OLD RECORD
OF 86), WITH MID 90S POSSIBLE OFF THE CAPROCK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH SUNDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS VEERING NORTHEASTERLY BY THE
AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY WITH A LARGE
DROP IN TEMPERATURES. HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 50S IN
MANY AREAS. THE COOL DOWN HOWEVER WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS A STRONG
RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY INTO MID-NEXT
WEEK. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1229 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
MODEST WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF
THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG COLD FRONT JUST PRIOR TO 12Z. BEHIND THE
FRONT, VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 KT
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY, EVENTUALLY
BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THERE IS NONZERO POTENTIAL FOR
VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FROM BLDU, BUT CONFIDENCE IN ANY SPECIFICS
IS TOO LOW FOR TAF MENTION AT THIS TIME, AND VFR IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO PREVAIL.
LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR TXZ021>044.
SHORT TERM...19
LONG TERM....19
AVIATION...30
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