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WWUS83 KLBF 161325
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
725 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PROBABLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MID EVENING...
.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA
TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY
AIR, LEADING TO PROBABLE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THE MID EVENING HOURS.
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/O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0003.260217T1800Z-260218T0200Z/
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-
725 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026 /625 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG
WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* 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...NOON TO 8 PM CST (11 AM TO 7 PM MST) TUESDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH, STRONGEST
WINDS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...MID 60S TO MID 70S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
TAYLOR
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