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WWUS84 KLUB 181748 AAA
RFWLUB
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1248 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
TXZ021>037-039>043-190300-
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260519T0300Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM-
TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-
1248 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FAR
SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, THE SOUTH PLAINS, AND MOST OF THE
ROLLING PLAINS...
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM CDT TONIGHT.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.
* FUELS...CRITICALLY DRY TO EXTREMELY DRY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS DISCOURAGED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
SINCAVAGE
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