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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1258 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY
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LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
1258 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN.
* TIMING...TUESDAY, NOON CDT TO 9 PM CDT FOR THE RED FLAG
WARNING. WEDNESDAY, 1 PM CDT TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 80 THIS AFTERNOON. UP TO 84 WEDNESDAY.
* 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
LOESS PLAINS-
1258 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026 /1158 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS
PLAINS.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY, 1 PM CDT / NOON MDT TO 1 AM CDT / MIDNIGHT
MDT THURSDAY
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 85.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTROL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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