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WWUS83 KLBF 210731
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
231 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
NEZ204-206-208-210-220015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0014.260422T1800Z-260423T0200Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
231 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026 /131 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. START TIME 1 PM
CDT/ 12 PM MDT/ ENDING AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90.
* LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD.
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.
TAYLOR
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