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RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1204 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
..THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
NEZ204-210-219-180200-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0006.260217T1800Z-260218T0200Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
1204 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026 /1104 PM MST MON FEB 16 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ TODAY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN
BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.
* TIMING...11 AM TO 7 PM MST (NOON TO 8 PM CST) TODAY.
* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS
WILL BE IN THE WESTERN SANDHILLS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...68 TO 75 DEGREES.
* 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.
NEZ206-208-209-180200-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0006.260217T1800Z-260218T0200Z/
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
1204 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST
TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE SANDHILLS INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...
* 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 AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN.
* TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CST (11 AM TO 7 PM MST) TODAY.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. HIGHEST
GUSTS WILL BE IN ZONE 206.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...68 TO 75 DEGREES.
* 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.
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