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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
114 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY IN THE NORTHEASTERN
PANHANDLE AND NORTHWESTERN SANDHILLS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS...
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
1214 PM MDT THU SEP 3 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AND NORTHWESTERN SANDHILLS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR.
* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN SHERIDAN AND NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 95.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY AND 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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