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WWUS83 KLBF 140834
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
234 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2025
NEZ204-206-208-141645-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0024.251114T1600Z-251115T0000Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-
234 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2025 /134 AM MST FRI NOV 14 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, NEAR
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS FOR THE
EASTERN PANHANDLE, SANDHILLS, AND NORTHERN 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 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R
MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST.
* TIMING...9 AM MST THROUGH 5 PM MST FRIDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S TO TO LOW 80S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR QUICK
GROWTH AND RAPID SPREAD AND MAY 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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