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WWUS83 KLBF 161726
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1126 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
..THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
NEZ204-210-170300-
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EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
1026 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026
...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION RED FLAG WARNING FOR NEAR RECORD
TEMPERATURES, VERY LOW HUMIDITY, AND STRONG WEST WINDS, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210
FRENCHMAN BASIN.
* TIMING...11 AM TO 7 PM MST (NOON TO 8 PM CST) TUESDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO 70S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF FIRES
START, THEY WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE EXTREMELY 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.
NEZ206-208-209-219-170300-
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SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
1126 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
MUCH OF THE SANDHILLS INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES, VERY LOW HUMIDITY, AND
STRONG WEST WINDS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST
TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE
219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CST (11 AM TO 7 PM MST) TUESDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 60S TO 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 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.
BROWN
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