{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.8e2a46b23ee81873d0e436770eb4a50d66b1e10c.001.2","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Fire Weather Watch issued May 16 at 12:08PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.8e2a46b23ee81873d0e436770eb4a50d66b1e10c.001.2","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Lubbock TX"},"word_count":297,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Fire Weather Watch: Fire Weather Watch issued May 16 at 12:08PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Dickens; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn; Garza; Kent\n**Issued by:** NWS Lubbock TX\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T12:08:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T12:08:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-17T01:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR\nSTRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CAPROCK AND MOST OF\nTHE ROLLING PLAINS...\n\n...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY\nEVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE\nCAPROCK AND ROLLING PLAINS...\n\nThe National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag\nWarning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Sunday. A Fire\nWeather Watch has also been issued for Monday. This Fire Weather\nWatch is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening.\n\n* Wind...For today: Southwest at 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35\nmph. For Sunday: Southwest at 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35\nmph. For Monday: Southwest at 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.\n\n* Humidity...For today and Sunday: As low as 5 percent. For\nMonday: As low as 4 percent.\n\n* Fuels...For today and Sunday: Critically dry. For Monday:\nCritically dry to extremely dry.\n\n* Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor\nburning is discouraged.\n\n## Instructions\nA Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions\nare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of\nstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can\ncontribute to extreme fire behavior.\n\nA Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions\nare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible\nRed Flag Warnings."}