urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c863ccd69450509ae2635e5dd0c85f225894d957.001.2 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2026-04-13T00:01:00-05:00 Actual Alert Public IPAWSv1.0 en-US Met Red Flag Warning Prepare Expected Severe Likely SAME NWS NationalWeatherService FWW 2026-04-13T00:01:00-05:00 2026-04-13T12:00:00-05:00 2026-04-13T21:00:00-05:00 NWS North Platte NE Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 12:01AM CDT until April 13 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE ...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 The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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. http://www.weather.gov AWIPSidentifier RFWLBF WMOidentifier WWUS83 KLBF 130501 NWSheadline 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 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM VTEC /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0022.260413T1700Z-260414T0200Z/ eventEndingTime 2026-04-13T21:00:00-05:00 BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest SAME 031005 SAME 031031 SAME 031049 SAME 031069 SAME 031075 SAME 031101 SAME 031161 SAME 031009 SAME 031017 SAME 031091 SAME 031111 SAME 031113 SAME 031117 SAME 031149 SAME 031171 SAME 031015 SAME 031089 SAME 031103 UGC NEZ204 UGC NEZ206 UGC NEZ208