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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
327 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY, WARM
TEMPERATURES, AND GUSTY WEST WINDS RESULTING IN ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND
RAPID SPREAD OF ANY FIRES.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF PANHANDLE AND INTO THE
WESTERN SANDHILLS. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, AND
GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY RESULT IN ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND RAPID SPREAD OF
ANY FIRES.
CONCERNS FOR NEAR-CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
INCREASE SATURDAY AS HIGHS CLIMB INTO THE 80S TO LOW 90S, WESTERLY
WINDS STRENGTHEN, AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST. LATER IN THE DAY, A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH AND LEAD TO AN ABRUPT
WIND SHIFT ALONG WITH THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS. CONFIDENCE IN
PRECISE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF EXPECTED POST-FRONTAL WINDS IS LOW.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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