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WWUS83 KLBF 130224
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
924 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY
NEZ209-132200-
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/O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0017.260513T1800Z-260514T0600Z/
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LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
924 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 209...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY, 1 PM CDT TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 83.
* 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.
NEZ204-206-210-219-132200-
/O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0017.260513T1800Z-260514T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0030.260513T1800Z-260514T0600Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
LOESS PLAINS-
924 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026 /824 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ WEDNESDAY
TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS
PLAINS.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY, 1 PM CDT / NOON MDT TO 1 AM CDT / MIDNIGHT
MDT THURSDAY
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 85.
* 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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