RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TODAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red
Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is
in effect from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ today.
The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* 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...Today, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 9 PM CDT / 8 PM
MDT.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Highs of 75 to 85 degrees.
* LIGHTNING...None expected.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and be difficult
to control.
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.
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest