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WWUS83 KGID 130217
RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
917 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
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PHILLIPS-ROOKS-VALLEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
HARLAN-
917 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED
INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHTENING
WINDS HAS BROUGHT AN END TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOE THE DAY. AS RESULT, THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1PM UNTIL 10PM
WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH WILL GUST
AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15-20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE WARNING WILL STILL BE EXPECTED
TO REACH ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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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SMITH-OSBORNE-GREELEY-HOWARD-HALL-KEARNEY-FRANKLIN-
917 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY HAS EXPIRED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHTENING
WINDS HAS BROUGHT AN END TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOE THE DAY. AS RESULT, THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
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