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WWUS83 KOAX 171534
RFWOAX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
934 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
NEZ011-018-033-044-051-180400-
/O.EXB.KOAX.FW.W.0001.260217T1800Z-260218T0400Z/
KNOX-WAYNE-CUMING-DODGE-SAUNDERS-
934 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH
OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...KNOX, WAYNE, CUMING, DODGE, AND SAUNDERS
COUNTIES.
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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 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.
NEZ016-017-030>032-042-043-050-065-066-078-088>093-180400-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FW.W.0001.260217T1800Z-260218T0400Z/
ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX-BUTLER-SEWARD-
LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
934 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH
OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...ANTELOPE, PIERCE, BOONE, MADISON, STANTON,
PLATTE, COLFAX, BUTLER, SEWARD, LANCASTER, SALINE, JEFFERSON,
GAGE, JOHNSON, NEMAHA, PAWNEE, AND RICHARDSON COUNTIES.
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 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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