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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1110 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. THE CONCERN IS STRONG WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH,
STRONGEST OVER THE SANDHILLS, AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEADING TO
THE RAPID SPREAD AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF ANY FIRE STARTS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
FIRE WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN PLACE FOR MOSTLY WESTERN NEBRASKA INTO
THE PANHANDLE. THE CONCERN IS GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH, LOW
HUMIDITY,AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXIST EACH DAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
BUT MARGINAL WINDS LIMIT THE OVERALL THREAT.
CONCERNS FOR NEAR-CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
RETURN SATURDAY AS HIGHS CLIMB INTO THE 80S TO LOW 90S AND WESTERLY
WINDS INCREASE. LATER THAT NIGHT, A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ARRIVE FROM
THE NORTH AND LEAD TO AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT AND THE THREAT FOR STRONG
WINDS. PRESENTLY, CONFIDENCE IN PRECISE TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF
EXPECTED WINDS IS LOW.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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