177
FXUS64 KLUB 221739
AFDLUB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1239 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1234 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
- CRITICAL FIRE DANGER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
- MONDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER.
- HOT TEMPERATURES WILL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1234 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AS EXPECTED AND SHOULD
BE FULLY SOUTH OF THE FA BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR SOME AREAS TO HAVE MUCH COOLER HIGHS THAN OTHERS, 80S
ACROSS OUR NORTHERN ZONES AND NEAR 100 ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN ROW. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO PRESENT BEHIND THE FRONT AS EXPECTED WITH
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-30 MPH BEING COMMON PLACE ACROSS THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CRITICAL
THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY AS FUELS REMAIN EXTREMELY DRY AND WILL
BE SLOW TO RESPOND TO THE HIGHER, ALBEIT STILL LOW, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL START TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET
AND WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME LIGHT AND OUT OF THE EAST BY SUNRISE
MONDAY AS SURFACE RIDGING MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. MONDAY MORNING
LOW TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TO
AROUND 50 ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. MONDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER COMPARED
TO THE PAST WEEK AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
AND OUT OF THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL HELP LIMIT
TEMPS TO THE LOW 70S AREA WIDE.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1234 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
THE FLATTENED UPPER HIGH WILL REBUILD TO OUR WEST BY TUESDAY AS PART
OF A WEAK BLOCK. THE LOW PORTION OF THE BLOCK WILL EVENTUALLY ROTATE
AROUND THE UPPER HIGH, BECOMING AN OPEN WAVE SHORTWAVE, AND WILL
PARTIALLY FLATTEN THE HIGH ONCE AGAIN AS THE UPPER HIGH MOVES
EASTWARD TO TEXAS. THE PROGRESSION OF THE HIGH WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO
WARM BACK INTO THE MID/UPPER 90S BY MID WEEK. JUST LIKE MONDAY'S
COOLDOWN, THE HEAT WILL ALSO BE TEMPORARY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS
PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE THURSDAY/EARLY
FRIDAY. THIS WILL HELP COOL TEMPS INTO THE 60S FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1151 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1234 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING AS NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD
FRONT REMAIN BREEZY, 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET AND WILL OUT OF THE EAST AND LIGHT
FOR MOST OF MONDAY. MONDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH LOW FIRE
DANGER EXPECTED.
LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ021>044.
SHORT TERM...51
LONG TERM....51
AVIATION...51
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page