658  
WWUS83 KOAX 270816  
RFWOAX  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
216 AM CST THU FEB 27 2025  
 
NEZ050-065-078-088-089-272215-  
/O.EXA.KOAX.FW.A.0001.250228T1800Z-250301T0200Z/  
BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-  
216 AM CST THU FEB 27 2025  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...BUTLER, SEWARD, SALINE, JEFFERSON, AND GAGE  
COUNTIES.  
 
* TIMING...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NEZ011-012-016>018-030>033-042-043-272215-  
/O.CON.KOAX.FW.A.0001.250228T1800Z-250301T0200Z/  
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-  
PLATTE-COLFAX-  
216 AM CST THU FEB 27 2025  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...KNOX, CEDAR, ANTELOPE, PIERCE, WAYNE, BOONE,  
MADISON, STANTON, CUMING, PLATTE, AND COLFAX COUNTIES.  
 
* TIMING...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
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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