Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
253 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

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253 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...

The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Knox, Cedar, Antelope, Pierce, Wayne, Boone,
  Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Platte, and Colfax Counties.

* TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
  Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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