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WWUS83 KLBF 271921
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
221 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
NEZ204-206-208>210-219-280600-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0017.260328T1400Z-260329T0200Z/
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-
221 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /121 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO
9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS...
* 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...9 AM CDT TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 60S EAST, UPPER 70S WEST.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTROL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND COULD FAVOR AN
EARLIER START TO CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
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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