208
WWUS83 KLBF 091559
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1059 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
NEZ208-091700-
/O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0009.260309T1600Z-260310T0100Z/
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-
1059 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 IN
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
RED FLAG WARNING.
.A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY
ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
NEZ204-206-210-100100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.260309T1600Z-260310T0100Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
1059 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026 /959 AM MDT MON MAR 9 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, NEAR RECORD WARMTH, AND GUSTY
WINDS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN.
* TIMING...11 AM CDT/ 10 AM MDT TO 8 PM CDT/ 7 PM MDT MONDAY
* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY AND BECOME 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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