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RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1206 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
POSSIBLY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...
NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>074-082>084-120500-
/O.NEW.KGID.FW.A.0012.260512T1700Z-260513T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260512T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
1206 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15-20 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND
TUESDAY.
* 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
ROSSI
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