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RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
222 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON THURSDAY
NEZ204-206-209-210-219-150300-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260515T0300Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
222 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2026 /122 PM MDT THU MAY 14 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH 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 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN
BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 88.
* 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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