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WWUS83 KLBF 111702
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1202 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA...
NEZ209-120300-
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LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
1202 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS, WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE
ZONE 209...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN.
* TIMING...NOON CDT / 11 AM MDT TO 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT OR THE RED
FLAG WARNING. NOON CDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY.
NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TUESDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 17 TO 22 PERCENT TODAY. AROUND 20
PERCENT TUESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 80S TODAY. UPPER 70S TUESDAY
* 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.
NEZ204-206-208-210-219-120300-
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
1202 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026 /1102 AM MDT MON MAY 11 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS, WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...NOON CDT / 11 AM MDT TO 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S, WARMEST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SANDHILLS.
* 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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