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WWUS83 KOAX 121609
RFWOAX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1109 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING DUE
TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR KNOX, CEDAR, ANTELOPE, PIERCE,
AND WAYNE COUNTIES...
NEZ011-012-016>018-130200-
/O.CON.KOAX.FW.W.0016.260512T1700Z-260513T0200Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
1109 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH,
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT.
* WHERE...KNOX, CEDAR, ANTELOPE, PIERCE, AND WAYNE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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 GUSTY WINDS,
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR.
MCCOY
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