FLUS44 KLUB 170636 HWOLUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 136 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 TXZ021>044-180645- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 136 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 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 breezy conditions will result in critical fire weather Friday. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for a majority of the region from 12 PM to 9 PM on Friday. A cold front Friday evening will bring strong winds from Friday night through early Saturday morning, especially across the far southeastern Texas Panhandle. Sustained wind speeds could exceed 30 mph. A Wind Advisory is in effect for the far southeastern Texas Panhandle from 10 PM CDt Friday until 5 AM CDT Saturday. Thunderstorms will also be possible along the front in the Rolling Plains on Friday night. The severe weather threat remains low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Wednesday. Near sub-freezing temperatures are possible across the far southwestern Texas Panhandle and northern South Plains Saturday morning, with sub-freezing temperatures expected on Sunday morning. A freeze watch is in effect for the aforementioned area from late Saturday night through Sunday morning. Chances of thunderstorms will return on Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$