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WWUS83 KLBF 120744
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
244 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
..DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY
NEZ204-206-208>210-219-130300-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0010.260312T1700Z-260313T0300Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
244 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026 /144 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE
NATIONAL FOREST, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219
LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...12 PM CDT/ 11 AM MDT TO 10 PM CDT/ 9 PM MDT THURSDAY
* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
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.
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