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WWUS83 KLBF 190053
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
753 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
NEZ204-190900-
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
653 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR MUCH
OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR MUCH OF WESTERN
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR.
* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM CDT /7 PM
MDT. RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT
TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 81.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY AND WILL 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.
NEZ206-210-219-190200-
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SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
LOESS PLAINS-
753 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026 /653 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
LIGHT WINDS AND INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL ALLOW FOR THE RED FLAG
WARNING TO EXPIRE.
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