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WWUS83 KLBF 170005
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
605 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
...RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
.THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
NEZ210-171000-
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FRENCHMAN BASIN-
605 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026 /505 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN.
* TIMING... 11AM MT TO 5PM MT SATURDAY
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 28.
* 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.
NEZ219-170115-
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LOESS PLAINS-
605 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
THOUGH STRONG WINDS CONTINUE, HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUE TO CLIMB
AND WILL FAR EXCEED CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
NEZ204-171000-
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
505 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE...
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 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR.
* TIMING... 11AM MT TO 5PM MT SATURDAY
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 26.
* 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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