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WWUS83 KGID 140832  
RFWGID  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
332 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON IN  
COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE NEBRASKA-KANSAS BORDER...  
 
NEZ083>087-142000-  
/O.EXA.KGID.FW.W.0019.260414T1700Z-260415T0200Z/  
HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-  
332 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES  
IN FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT  
FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTHWEST, SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTING  
AT LEAST 25 TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 20 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR  
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ005>007-017>019-142000-  
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0019.260414T1700Z-260415T0200Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-  
332 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...  
 
* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTHWEST, SUSTAINED 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTING  
AT LEAST 30 TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR  
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
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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