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WWUS83 KLBF 131640
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1140 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY
NEZ204-206-209-210-219-140900-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0011.260314T1600Z-260315T0200Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
1140 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /1040 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR MUCH 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 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN
BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING... 11AM CDT /10AM MDT/ TO 10PM CDT /9PM MDT/ SATURDAY
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 76.
* 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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