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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
300 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

TXZ021-022-027-028-033-034-039-242000-
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0016.240425T2000Z-240426T0300Z/
Parmer-Castro-Bailey-Lamb-Cochran-Hockley-Yoakum-
300 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH
PLAINS...

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through
Thursday evening.

* Timing... Thursday from 3 PM CDT to 9 PM CDT.

* Wind...Southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Humidity...as low as 9 percent.

* Fuels...Dry.

* Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor
  burning is discouraged.

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.

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