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WWUS83 KLBF 120605
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
105 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
NEZ204-206-208-130300-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0021.260412T1700Z-260413T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0012.260413T1700Z-260414T0300Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-
105 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026 /1205 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT
LAKE NWR, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA
NATIONAL FOREST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT
NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST.
* TIMING...TODAY, NOON CDT / 11 AM MDT THROUGH 10 PM CDT / 9 PM
MDT.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 14% THIS AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS COULD 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
NEZ209-130300-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0021.260412T1700Z-260413T0300Z/
LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
105 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN.
* TIMING...TODAY, NOON THROUGH 10 PM CDT.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14 TO 18% THIS AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS COULD 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.
TAYLOR
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