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WWUS83 KLBF 031924
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
224 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
NEZ210-219-040100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260404T0100Z/
FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
224 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026 /124 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM CDT (7 PM MDT) THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 62.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS WILL 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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