Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
692 WWUS83 KLBF 300749 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 249 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY... NEZ204-206-208-301600- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-241001T0200Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 249 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024 /149 AM MDT Mon Sep 30 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PANHANDLE AND SANDHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the 70s. * LIGHTNING...None. * IMPACTS...Any fire start may spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. 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. && $$ NEZ209-210-219-301600- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0019.240930T1700Z-241001T0200Z/ Loup Rivers Basin-Frenchman Basin-Loess Plains- 249 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024 /149 AM MDT Mon Sep 30 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...Noon to 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...North 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 70s to near 80. * LIGHTNING...None. * IMPACTS...Any fire start may spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$