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WWUS83 KLBF 211836
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
136 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
NEZ204-206-208-210-221245-
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
136 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026 /1236 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND
DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204, 206, 208, AND 210...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO
9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S.
* LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD. GUSTY,
ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
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.
NEZ209-219-221245-
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LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
136 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 209 AND 219...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL, AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S.
* THUNDERSTORMS...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING, AS
STORMS TRACK EAST.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. GUSTY,
ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
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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