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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
354 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
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MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-
DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
354 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...
* AFFECTED AREA...THURSTON, BOONE, MADISON, STANTON, CUMING,
BURT, PLATTE, MONONA, COLFAX, DODGE, WASHINGTON, BUTLER,
SAUNDERS, DOUGLAS, SARPY, HARRISON, SHELBY, SEWARD, LANCASTER,
CASS, OTOE, POTTAWATTAMIE, SALINE, MILLS, MONTGOMERY,
JEFFERSON, GAGE, FREMONT, JOHNSON, PAGE, NEMAHA, PAWNEE, AND
RICHARDSON COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...FOR FRIDAY, NORTH NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH. FOR SATURDAY, SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 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.
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>018-272100-
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KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
354 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...KNOX, CEDAR, ANTELOPE, PIERCE, AND WAYNE
COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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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