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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
237 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
..DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY
NEZ204-206-208>210-219-111545-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0006.260312T1700Z-260313T0300Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
237 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026 /137 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, WARM TEMPERATURES, AND
VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...
* 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219
LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...12 PM CDT/ 11 AM MDT TO 10 PM CDT/ 9 PM MDT THURSDAY
* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S.
* 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 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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