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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
235 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2025
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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-
235 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2025 /135 PM MDT SUN APR 13 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY.
* 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...1 PM TO 10 PM CDT, NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. 1 PM TO 9
PM CDT, NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BOTH
TODAY AND MONDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 70 SUNDAY AND IN THE 50S TO LOW 60S MONDAY.
* LIGHTNING...NOT EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE
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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