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WWUS83 KGID 160701 CCA
RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
201 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON-EVENING
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
162100-
/O.COR.KGID.FW.W.0020.260416T1700Z-260417T0500Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
201 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTH, SUSTAINED 15 TO 25 MPH, AND GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 30 TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 16 PERCENT DURING THE
AFTERNOON IN MOST PLACES.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STEADILY
INCREASE DURING THE EVENING ESPECIALLY WITHIN COUNTIES ALONG AND
EAST OF HIGHWAY 281, THIS RISE WILL BE SLOWER FARTHER WEST,
WITH SOME COUNTIES LIKELY NOT SEEING RELATIVE HUMIDITY IMPROVE
ABOVE 25 PERCENT UNTIL AT LEAST 10 PM.
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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