861  
WWUS83 KLBF 172356  
RFWLBF  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
556 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
NEZ204-210-180100-  
/O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260118T0000Z/  
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN-  
556 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026 /456 PM MST SAT JAN 17 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS  
EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN  
PANHANDLE THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...  
 
WINDS HAVE FALLEN OFF QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH MOST LOCATIONS  
REPORTING LESS THAN 15 MPH SPEEDS. LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY  
PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT GIVEN THE POOR WINDS, WILL  
ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE ON TIME.  
 
 
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