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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service North Platte NE

252 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026





NEZ204-206-208>210-219-240100-

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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-

252 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 /152 PM MDT Thu Apr 23 2026/



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/

THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...



* 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...Until 8PM CDT/7PM MDT.



* WINDS...West to Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.



* TEMPERATURES...Up to 72.



* LIGHTNING...none expected.



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

  erratic winds will be possible with showers.



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.



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