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WWUS83 KLBF 140551
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1251 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON THURSDAY
NEZ209-219-141400-
/O.EXT.KLBF.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260515T0300Z/
LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
1251 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY, 1 PM CDT TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 90.
* 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.
NEZ204-206-210-141400-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260515T0300Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
1251 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026 /1151 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH 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 AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY, 1 PM CDT / NOON MDT TO 10 PM CDT / 9 PM
MDT THURSDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 90.
* 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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