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WWUS83 KLBF 250703
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
203 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THURSDAY MORNING...
NEZ204-206-208>210-219-260200-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0016.260325T1600Z-260326T1600Z/
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-
203 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026 /103 AM MDT WED MAR 25 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL 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, 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...11 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH 11 AM CDT THURSDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT TONIGHT BRINGS AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT, AS
WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S.
* LIGHTNING...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE AFTER SUNSET
WEDNESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE
SANDHILLS. WHILE THE THREAT IS LOW, A FEW SHOWERS MAY BE
ROBUST ENOUGH TO CREATE SPORADIC LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY,
ERRATIC WINDS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS MAY 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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