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WWUS83 KLBF 282028
RFWLBF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
328 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
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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-
328 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026 /228 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING 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...UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, STRONGEST
EAST OF HIGHWAY 183.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...MIDDLE 60S EAST, LOWER 70S WEST.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTROL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL AGAIN BE POOR
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, WITH PEAK VALUES AROUND 40 TO 60
PERCENT.
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.
NMJ
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