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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
312 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN PANHANDLE INTO THE FAR WESTERN SANDHILLS. ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY RESULT IN
ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND RAPID SPREAD OF ANY FIRES.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NEBRASKA, BUT MARGINAL WINDS PRECLUDE ANY HEADLINES AT THIS
TIME.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS INCREASE FOR SATURDAY AS GUSTY WEST WINDS
ACCOMPANY RECORD-SETTING HEAT AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN PLACE FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS
A RESULT. LATER THAT EVENING, A SHARP FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH
SOUTH AND LEAD TO AN ABRUPT FLIP IN WIND DIRECTION FROM WEST TO
NORTH WITH INCREASING GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH LATE SATURDAY AND
CONTINUING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS IMPROVING THAT
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ARRIVES IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST THINKING.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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