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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 5, 201110 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2011, 10:45 AM CDT for 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 5, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2011, 10:45 AM CDT (15:45 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hall County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Motley County, TX, Stonewall County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

798 
WWUS84 KLUB 051545
RFWLUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1045 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

TXZ025-026-031-032-036>038-042>044-052100-
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0013.110405T1600Z-110406T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0016.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-GARZA-KENT-
STONEWALL-
1045 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE ROLLING PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS...ROLLING
PLAINS...AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO CONTINUING
EXTREME FIRE DANGER COMBINED MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...VERY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL REACH 20 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL
WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT. FIRE DANGER
LEVELS WILL BE EXTREME RESULTING IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE
RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.

ON WEDNESDAY...A DISTURBANCE EDGING NORTH OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED
TO CAUSE STRONGER WINDS OVER MOST OF THE REGION WHILE TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONCE
AGAIN FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW 10 PERCENT AND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN EXTREME. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED
RISK OF WIND DRIVEN WILD FIRES.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-039>041-052100-
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0016.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
1045 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS...ROLLING PLAINS...
AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
COMBINED MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

A DISTURBANCE EDGING NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO
CAUSE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS NEAR OR ABOVE 20 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT
LEVEL WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW 10 PERCENT AND FIRE
DANGER IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTREME. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN
A THREAT OF WIND DRIVEN WILD FIRES.

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
878 
WWUS84 KLUB 052029
RFWLUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
329 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

TXZ025-026-031-032-036>038-042-060430-
/O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0016.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0014.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0017.110407T1500Z-110408T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-GARZA-
329 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE ROLLING PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS
DUE TO GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
FOR THE ROLLING PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS
DUE TO 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWER
THAN 10 PERCENT...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA THURSDAY
FOR POSSIBLE WINDS NEAR 30 MPH...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE RED FLAG WARNING STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR
THURSDAY.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE AS GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
YET STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM FURTHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS INTO THE HIGH 80S TO MID 90S...
OR NEARLY 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL FALL TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER IN THE AFTERNOONS...WHILE FIRE
DANGER WILL BE EXTREME. 

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-039>041-060430-
/O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0016.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0014.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0017.110407T1500Z-110408T0100Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
329 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
THE SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO 20 FOOT 
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWER THAN 10 PERCENT...
AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA THURSDAY FOR
POSSIBLE WINDS NEAR 30 MPH...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXTREME
FIRE DANGER...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE WINDS INCREASE FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY. YET STRONGER
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM FURTHER
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS INTO THE HIGH 80S OR LOW 90S...OR NEARLY
20 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL
TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER IN THE AFTERNOONS...WHILE FIRE DANGER WILL
BE EXTREME.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ043-044-060430-
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0017.110407T1500Z-110408T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0016.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
KENT-STONEWALL-
329 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE ROLLING PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS
DUE TO GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS DUE TO 
CONTINUING EXTREME FIRE DANGER COMBINED MUCH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA THURSDAY FOR
POSSIBLE WINDS NEAR 30 MPH...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXTREME
FIRE DANGER...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...WHILE A
NEW FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE AS GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
YET STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM FURTHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS INTO THE MID 90S...OR AROUND
20 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL
TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOONS...WHILE FIRE DANGER WILL BE
EXTREME.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
008 
WWUS84 KLUB 060008 AAA
RFWLUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
708 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

TXZ025-026-031-032-036>038-042-061200-
/O.EXP.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0014.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0017.110407T1500Z-110408T0100Z/
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-GARZA-
708 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHERN
ROLLING PLAINS DUE TO 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWER THAN 10 PERCENT...AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE AS GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. 
YET STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM FURTHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS INTO THE HIGH 80S TO MID
90S... OR NEARLY 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER IN THE AFTERNOONS...WHILE
FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ043-044-061200-
/O.EXP.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0016.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0017.110407T1500Z-110408T0100Z/
KENT-STONEWALL-
708 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
POSSIBLE WINDS NEAR 30 MPH...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR POSSIBLE
WINDS NEAR 30 MPH...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...

THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE AS GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
YET STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM FURTHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS INTO THE MID 90S...OR AROUND
20 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL
TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOONS...WHILE FIRE DANGER WILL BE
EXTREME.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-039>041-061200-
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0014.110406T1500Z-110407T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0017.110407T1500Z-110408T0100Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
708 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ALL BUT THE FAR
SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY DUE TO 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LOWER THAN 10 PERCENT...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR POSSIBLE WINDS NEAR 30 MPH...VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE WINDS INCREASE FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY. YET STRONGER
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM FURTHER
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS INTO THE HIGH 80S OR LOW 90S...OR NEARLY
20 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL
TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER IN THE AFTERNOONS...WHILE FIRE DANGER WILL
BE EXTREME.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 10:45 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more17 hr
Apr 5, 3:29 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more12 hr
Apr 5, 3:29 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more29 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.