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WWUS83 KGID 220543
RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1243 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT
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WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
1243 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* WINDS...TONIGHT, WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH
AND GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH, WILL SOON SWITCH TO A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION BETWEEN MAINLY 2AM AND 6AM. WINDS THEREAFTER WILL
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45
MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND GRADUALLY
INCREASING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT ANY POTENTIAL
ONGOING FIRES WILL BE SUBJECT TO A SHARP/ABRUPT SHIFT TO STRONG
NORTH WINDS BEHIND A SURGING COLD FRONT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE
NORTH WINDS MAY NOT REACH AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE STATE
LINE UNTIL AFTER THIS WARNING EXPIRES.
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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