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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1100 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON
.THE COMBINATION OF MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT
WITH EXPECTED WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH, WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN
SANDHILLS THIS AFTERNOON.
NEZ204-270000-
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
1000 AM MDT TUE MAY 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AND WESTERN 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 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR.
* TIMING...
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 90.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT MAY DEVELOP 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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