Fire Weather Watch Texas | Effective 03/20/2026 11:42

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 1:42PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 20, 2026 - 11:42am
Expires: 
March 20, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description: 
* Timing...From 12 PM until 8 PM on Saturday. * Wind...South-southwest at 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. * Humidity...As low as 5 percent. * Fuels...Extremely dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged.
Instruction: 
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description: 
Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Dickens; King; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn; Garza; Kent; Stonewall
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lubbock TX
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov