829  
WWUS83 KLBF 261921  
RFWLBF  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
221 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
NEZ204-270300-  
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-240727T0300Z/  
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-  
121 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONE 204...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN  
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR.  
 
* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.  
 
* LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START MAY BE CAPABLE OF SPREADING RAPIDLY  
AND BECOMING 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NEZ210-270300-  
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240727T0300Z/  
FRENCHMAN BASIN-  
121 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONE 210...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210.  
 
* WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.  
 
* THUNDERSTORMS...DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START MAY BE CAPABLE OF SPREADING RAPIDLY  
AND BECOMING 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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