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WWUS83 KLBF 191833
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
133 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026
NEZ204-206-208-209-201200-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0025.260420T1700Z-260421T0200Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
133 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026 /1233 PM MDT SUN APR 19 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS
FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA, THE SANDHILLS, AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY.
* 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN.
* TIMING...NOON CDT/11 AM MDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT/8 PM MDT
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 83.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD.
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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