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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
211 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025


NEZ204-206-208-209-290000-
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Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-Loup Rivers Basin-
211 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 /111 AM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS
FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA...

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red
Flag Warning for low humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect
from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this
evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
  Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206
  Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather
  Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie
  National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin.

* TIMING...From Noon CDT through 7PM CDT today.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 86.

* LIGHTNING...Not expected today. Potential for lightning across
  south central Nebraska this evening.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly and be
  difficult or impossible 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.

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