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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
304 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021

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304 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling
Plains and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Warm, dry and gusty westerly winds will create critical fire weather
across the Caprock this afternoon into this evening. A Red Flag
Warning is in effect from 11 am to 7 pm for the central and western
South Plains and southwest Texas Panhandle. A Fire Danger Statement
is also in place immediately to the east of the Red Flag Warning,
for the south-central Texas Panhandle and eastern South Plains from
2 pm to 7 pm. In addition, the westerly winds could briefly exceed
30 mph on the Caprock this afternoon, and will likely loft patchy
blowing dust. Lastly, isolated high-based thunderstorms could affect
the southeast Texas Panhandle this evening, providing gusty and
erratic winds and dry lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

A cold front will follow early Friday with northerly winds which
could exceed 30 mph at times and loft areas of blowing dust.

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