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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.

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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.

&&

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