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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service North Platte NE

231 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026



NEZ204-206-208-210-220015-

/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0014.260422T1800Z-260423T0200Z/

Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-

Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-

Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National

Forest-Frenchman Basin-

231 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026 /131 AM MDT Tue Apr 21 2026/



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW Humidity...



The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire

Weather Watch for strong south winds and low humidity, which is 

in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.



* 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 and Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin.



* TIMING...Wednesday afternoon into the evening. Start time 1 PM

  CDT/ 12 PM MDT/ ending at 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/. 



* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as around 15 percent.



* TEMPERATURES...High temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90. 



* LIGHTNING...Dry lightning possible late Wednesday afternoon and

  evening, especially west of Highway 83. 



* IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly grow and spread.



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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