


Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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752 WWUS83 KLBF 040752 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 252 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS... .Strong southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph will combine with low humidity to create critical fire weather conditions today. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-050200- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0022.251004T1700Z-251005T0300Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest-Loup Rivers Basin-Frenchman Basin-Loess Plains- 252 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 /152 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE WESTERN SANDHILLS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... * 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, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...Noon to 10 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to around 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s to lower 90s. * LIGHTNING...Lightning possible late afternoon through the evening as thunderstorms approach from the west. * IMPACTS...Any fires which may develop, will have a high probability to spread rapidly and be 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. && $$