Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
697 WWUS83 KLBF 171949 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 249 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 NEZ204-206-208>210-219-180000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-241018T0000Z/ 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- 249 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 /149 PM MDT Thu Oct 17 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL 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...Through Thursday 7PM CDT /6PM MDT. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 84. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts 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. && $$