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WWUS83 KGID 160518
RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1118 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY FRIDAY
KSZ005-017-NEZ060-072-073-082-083-161815-
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0002.260116T1800Z-260117T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-ROOKS-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-HARLAN-
1118 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DAWSON, GOSPER,
PHELPS, FURNAS, HARLAN, PHILLIPS AND ROOKS COUNTIES IN SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST, SUSTAINED 30-35 MPH WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS 45-60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25-30 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. 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.
PFANNKUCH
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