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WWUS83 KGID 062014
SPSGID
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
214 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026
KSZ006-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-061-062-073>075-083>085-062230-
SMITH-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-BUFFALO-HALL-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-ADAMS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BELLAIRE, SMITH CENTER, KENSINGTON,
OSBORNE, DOWNS, ORD, GREELEY, SPALDING, SCOTIA, WOLBACH,
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, LITCHFIELD, ST. PAUL, KEARNEY,
GRAND ISLAND, HOLDREGE, MINDEN, HASTINGS, ALMA, ORLEANS,
FRANKLIN, CAMPBELL, HILDRETH, INAVALE, RED CLOUD, BLUE HILL,
ROSEMONT, AND BLADEN
214 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026
...SOLIDLY NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON, WITH BRIEFLY-CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN WESTERN
COUNTIES...
THROUGH AROUND 4 OR 5 PM, SEVERAL SOUTH CENTRAL/CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281
WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOLIDLY NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS, DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 20-30
MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING AS LOW AS 21-25 PERCENT.
BRIEFLY-CRITICAL CONDITIONS CANNOT BE RULED OUT IF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY MANAGES TO DROP TO 20 PERCENT OR SLIGHTLY LOWER, WHICH IF
IT OCCURS, WOULD BE MOST FAVORED IN PHELPS, HARLAN, SMITH AND
OSBORNE COUNTIES.
DUE TO THE EXPECTATION THAT ANY OUTRIGHT-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS WOULD LIKELY BE REACHED ON ONLY A LOCALIZED AND BRIEF
BASIS, A FORMAL FIRE WEATHER WARNING WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR
ANY COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. HOWEVER,
CAUTION IS CERTAINLY ADVISED THIS AFTERNOON IF ENGAGING IN ANY
ACTIVITIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SPARK A WILDFIRE.
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