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WWUS83 KLBF 171709
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1209 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
NEZ204-206-208>210-219-180200-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-260618T0200Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
1209 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026 /1109 AM MDT WED JUN 17 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL 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 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE
NATIONAL FOREST, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219
LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...NOON THROUGH 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S THIS AFTERNOON.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS SHOULD 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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