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RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
257 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
NEZ204-171100-
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
157 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN
SANDHILLS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR.
* TIMING...FOR THE WARNING TODAY, THROUGH 9 PM MDT. FOR THE WATCH
WEDNESDAY, NOON THROUGH 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...THE REST OF TODAY, WEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH. WEDNESDAY, NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE REST OF TODAY, FALLING TO 10 TO 15
PERCENT. WEDNESDAY, FALLING TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...THIS AFTERNOON, UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. WEDNESDAY,
UPPER 70S NORTH TO MIDDLE 80S SOUTH.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED EITHER DAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS SHOULD 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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SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
257 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026 /157 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...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 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210
FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...1 PM CDT / NOON MDT THROUGH 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S NORTH TO UPPER 80S SOUTH.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS COULD 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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