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WWUS83 KLBF 230705
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
205 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026
NEZ204-206-208>210-219-240100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0027.260423T1500Z-260424T0100Z/
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-
205 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026 /105 AM MDT THU APR 23 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY
AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST 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...FROM 10AM CDT/9AM MDT TO 8PM CDT/7PM MDT.
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 AND
SOUTH OF I-80. ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA, HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15
TO 25%.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S
ACROSS SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* 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.
TAYLOR
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