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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Lubbock, TX

February 26, 201112 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2011, 3:37 PM CST for 12 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2011, 3:37 PM CST (21:37 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Briscoe County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd 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), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 176 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 2011-02-26Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 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
2417 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

789 
WWUS74 KLUB 262137
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
337 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND EVENT EXPECTED SUNDAY...

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TO THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS SUNDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SOUTH OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WEST WINDS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS UP TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO
AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

TXZ021>023-027>029-033>035-039>041-271100-
/O.UPG.KLUB.HW.A.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...MORTON...
LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL
337 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING
  AND BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED
  WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST
  WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL AREAS OF VISIBILITY OF 1/4 MILE OR
  LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

TXZ024>026-030>032-036>038-042>044-271100-
/O.UPG.KLUB.HW.A.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0004.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...
TURKEY...CHILDRESS...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...
ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...
GUTHRIE...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
337 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY 
  MORNING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED
  WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST
  WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL AREAS OF VISIBILITY OF 1/4 MILE OR
  LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
895 
WWUS74 KLUB 270330
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

TXZ024-030-271100-
/O.UPG.KLUB.WI.Y.0004.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.DU.Y.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KLUB.HW.W.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
BRISCOE-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...FLOYDADA...
LOCKNEY
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. A
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE
  SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY AND BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED
  WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST
  WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE...WITH LOCALLY LOWER
  VISIBILITY POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL SIGNIFICANTLY 
RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

TXZ021>023-027>029-033>035-039>041-271100-
/O.NEW.KLUB.DU.Y.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...MORTON...
LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
SUNDAY...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE
  SUNDAY MORNING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED
  WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST
  WILL BE REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE...WITH LOCALLY
  LOWER VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

TXZ025-026-031-032-036>038-042>044-271100-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0004.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-GARZA-KENT-
STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...
DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY 
  MORNING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED
  WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST
  WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL AREAS OF VISIBILITY NEAR 1 MILE OR
  LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
906 
WWUS74 KLUB 271003
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
403 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

TXZ036-042-271900-
/O.UPG.KLUB.WI.Y.0004.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KLUB.HW.W.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KLUB.DU.Y.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
CROSBY-GARZA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBYTON...RALLS...POST
403 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE
  THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED WILL BE
  PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST REDUCING
  VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS WITH LOCAL AREAS AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-039>041-271900-
/O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.DU.Y.0001.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...
SLATON...WOLFFORTH...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...
ODONNELL
403 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE
  THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED WILL BE
  PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST REDUCING
  VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS WITH LOCAL AREAS AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

TXZ025-026-031-032-037-038-043-044-271900-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0004.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...
JAYTON...ASPERMONT
403 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE
  THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED
  WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS
  EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AREAS OF VISIBILITY OF 1 MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
150 
WWUS74 KLUB 271753
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1153 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-280000-
/O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...
SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST
1153 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE 
  THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD 
  BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS WITH LOCAL 
  AREAS AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

TXZ025-026-031-032-037-038-043-044-280000-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...
JAYTON...ASPERMONT
1153 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE 
  THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD 
  BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AREAS OF VISIBILITY OF 1 
  MILE OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
588 
WWUS74 KLUB 271837
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1237 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-280245-
/O.UPG.KLUB.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.DS.W.0001.110227T1837Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...
SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST
1237 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT SECURED WILL BE
  PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST REDUCING
  VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE
  AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON TO COVER ALL AREAS ON THE CAPROCK.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

TXZ025-026-031-032-037-038-043-044-280245-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...
JAYTON...ASPERMONT
1237 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED WILL BE PRONE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND. WIDESPREAD 
  BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AREAS OF VISIBILITY OF 1 
  MILE OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
788 
WWUS74 KLUB 280304
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
904 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-280415-
/O.EXP.KLUB.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KLUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...
SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST
904 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE DUST STORM
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

TXZ025-026-031-032-037-038-043-044-280415-
/O.EXP.KLUB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...
JAYTON...ASPERMONT
904 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 26, 11:32 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 11:32 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1132 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.AVIATION...
VFR WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AT BOTH TAF SITES WITH
GUSTY WINDS AT KLBB THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FOG MAY NEAR THE KCDS
TERMINAL AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING AS MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA.
WINDS WILL VEER TO THE WEST AND BEGIN ON AN UPWARD TREND BY LATE
TOMORROW MORNING. BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AT KLBB BY LATE IN
THE MORNING AS THE WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE.

&&

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 316 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011/

SHORT TERM...
MAIN FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS
AND BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY SFC WINDS...LEADING TOWARDS CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

PACIFIC UA LOW CONTINUED TO DIG SSE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
INDUCING SLIGHT SW FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LOOKING
CLOSER TO HOME AT THE SFC...A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT THAT HAS BEEN
LINGERING ACROSS/NEAR THE SOUTH PLAINS SINCE YESTERDAY...HAS ALMOST
CLEARED THE CWA EXCEPT FOR PERHAPS THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG HAVE CONTINUED TO TRANSLATE SOUTH ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...WHERE FORECAST MODELS HINT AT THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE TRANSLATING ACROSS CENTRAL...SOUTHERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN ZONES...WHERE IT COULD BE A CLOSE CALL AT KLBB. BY
MID-MORNING THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL SCOUR OUT AND THE
AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL RETREAT NORTHEAST AND LINGER
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE/NORTHEASTERN SOUTH PLAINS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TIME HOURS...THUS MAINTAINING AN UPSLOPE WIND
COMPONENT AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS /UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S/.
CONCURRENTLY...A SFC LEE TROUGH WILL BECOME ESTABLISH NW OF THE
REGION AND INDUCE BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY SFC WINDS PARTICULARLY ACROSS
LOCALES ON THE CAPROCK. MODEL SOUNDINGS DISPLAYED THE POTENTIAL TO
MIX WINDS AOA 700 MB DOWN TO THE SFC. HOWEVER THE PROGGED 700 MB JET
MAX APPEARS MOST FAVORABLE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. ALBEIT
SOUTHWESTERLY SFC WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH DRY
FUELS AND WELL ABOVE AVG TEMPS /10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL/...WILL YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE
CAPROCK. AS A RESULT..HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
TO A RED FLAG WARNING. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO
THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW.

TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DECLINE TO AOA 10 KTS AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE REGION. PASSING FEW-SCT
UPPER LEVEL CLOUD DECKS AND A SLIGHT WIND WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT
TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...THE AFOREMENTIONED PACIFIC UA LOW WILL BE ACROSS WESTERN
ARIZONA WITH SW FLOW ALOFT BECOMING MORE DEFINED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THE RETREATING/LINGERING BOUNDARY APPEARS TO HANG AROUND THE
FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WITH HINTS OF RETURNED LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA AND ACROSS THE FAR SE ZONES
/AS THE LLJ INCREASES TO 35 TO 40 KTS/. HOWEVER...THE BEST MOISTURE
APPEARS TO BE MAINTAINED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CWA...AS MODEL
SOUNDINGS EXHIBITED LACK OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG POTENTIAL.

LONG TERM...
MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SUNDAYS WIND STORM WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE WRF-NAM WHICH APPEARS TO BE WAY TOO SLOW WITH THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW/TROUGH. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A 700 MB JET
STREAK OF 55 TO 65 KT MAGNITUDE PROGRESSING FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE FCST AREA PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTN HOURS. MIXING TO
AROUND 600 MB AND DOWNWARD MOTION SUGGEST EFFICIENT TRANSPORT OF
HIGH MOMENTUM AIR TO THE SFC AND CONTINUING TO SUPPORT IDEA OF A
HIGH WIND EVENT. MAIN EVENT APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z
FOCUSING MAINLY ON THE CAPROCK BUT MOVING OFF THE CAPROCK AROUND
00Z. HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE CARRIED FORWARD THIS FCST CYCLE.

REMAINDER OF THE FCST LOOKS FAIRLY QUIET WITH SOME MAJOR
DIFFERENCES AMONGST THE MODELS LATE IN THE PERIOD. ZONAL FLOW
THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD SHOULD RESULT IN WARM AND PERIODICALLY
BREEZY CONDITIONS AFTER COLD AIR BEHIND SUNDAYS UPPER SYSTEM
SHIFTS EWD. HOWEVER THE COLD AIR WILL NOT BE TOO FAR TO THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST OF THE FCST AND COULD MAKE AN INTRUSION INTO THE
FCST AREA /AT THIS TIME WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY LOOKING MOST
PROBABLE/.

DIFFERENCES LATE IN THE PERIOD REVOLVE AROUND AMPLITUDE OF AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PROGGED ACROSS THE AREA. PREVIOUS ECMWF RUNS
WERE AN OUTLIER WITH A MUCH STRONGER CLOSED SYSTEM THAN THE RATHER
LOW AMPLITUDE OPEN WAVE OF THE GFS. 00Z ECMWF HAS TRENDED STRONGLY
TOWARD THE GFS AND WILL MAINTAIN DRY FCST AS A RESULT.

FIRE WEATHER...
BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
SOAR INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE...CENTRAL...WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH
PLAINS...WHICH IS 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AS A
RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.
THUS...BREEZY DOWNSLOPING WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FILTERING OF DRIER
AIR AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. WITH WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL RANGING BETWEEN
20 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...THE UPGRADE OF THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A REDFLAG WARNING ACROSS LOCALES ON THE
CAPROCK APPEARS VALID.

SUNDAYS EVENT CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE A HIGH END ONE AS WINDS
INCREASE TOWARD 35 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL AND RH VALUES DROP
BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOME CONCERN ABOUT RH STAYING CLOSER TO 20 PCT
NEAR THE NM LINE WHERE TEMPS MAY ONLY WARM TO THE LOWER 60S. STILL
UNCERTAIN HOW MUCH COLD ADVECTION AND DOWNSLOPING WILL COUNTERACT
EACH OTHER. FOR NOW FCST CLOSE ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY KEEPING FIRE
WEATHER WATCH AREA WIDE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FRIONA        72  33  60  25  62 /   0   0   0   0   0
TULIA         73  36  68  30  62 /   0   0   0   0   0
PLAINVIEW     74  36  70  31  63 /   0   0   0   0   0
LEVELLAND     78  37  69  31  66 /   0   0   0   0   0
LUBBOCK       80  37  72  33  66 /   0   0   0   0   0
DENVER CITY   81  38  67  29  65 /   0   0   0   0   0
BROWNFIELD    81  39  71  32  67 /   0   0   0   0   0
CHILDRESS     70  41  77  37  64 /   0   0   0   0   0
SPUR          80  43  78  36  65 /   0   0   0   0   0
ASPERMONT     82  47  83  38  66 /   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ021>044.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ021>044.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: TXZ021>023-027>029-033>035-039>041.

&&

01
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 3:35 PM CST, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
335 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

TXZ021>044-272145-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
335 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
SUNDAY DUE TO WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
ON THE CAPROCK WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREAS OFF THE CAPROCK FROM
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO
RESTRICT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 3:32 AM CSTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 6 more14 hr
Feb 26, 3:36 PM CSTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more36 hr
Feb 26, 3:37 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 10 more29 hr

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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.