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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
201 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
.THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
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FRENCHMAN BASIN-
101 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 5 PM MST
SATURDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FAR
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN.
* TIMING... 11AM MT TO 5PM MT SATURDAY
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 32 DEGREES.
* 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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LOESS PLAINS-
201 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SW
NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...THROUGH 6PM CT /5PM MT/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 33.
* 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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