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WWUS83 KOAX 231410
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
910 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026
NEZ011-012-016-017-030-031-042-240100-
/O.NEW.KOAX.FW.W.0015.260423T1800Z-260424T0100Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-PLATTE-
910 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...KNOX, CEDAR, ANTELOPE, PIERCE, BOONE, MADISON,
AND PLATTE COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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