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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
238 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
NEZ016-017-030>032-042-043-050-065-066-078-088>093-180200-
/O.CON.KOAX.FW.W.0001.260217T1800Z-260218T0200Z/
ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX-BUTLER-SEWARD-
LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
238 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
EASTERN INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...ANTELOPE, PIERCE, BOONE, MADISON, STANTON,
PLATTE, COLFAX, BUTLER, SEWARD, LANCASTER, SALINE, JEFFERSON,
GAGE, JOHNSON, NEMAHA, PAWNEE, AND RICHARDSON COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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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