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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
134 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2026
NEZ204-060830-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0018.260606T1800Z-260607T0300Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
1234 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE
EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN
PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR.
* TIMING...NOON MDT THROUGH 9 PM MDT
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 96.
* LIGHTNING...NOT EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS MAY RAPIDLY SPREAD AND BECOME
DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.
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.
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