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Home Return to list Fire Weather Watch 0009 Issued by the North Platte Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-23 14:04:55 471 WWUS83 KLBF 231904 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 204 PM CDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .The combination of low relative humidity and possible wind gusts up to 30 MPH may lead to critical fire weather conditions Wednesday into Wednesday night. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-261000- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0009.260325T1600Z-260326T1000Z/ 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- 204 PM CDT Mon Mar 23 2026 /104 PM MDT Mon Mar 23 2026/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night. * 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...11 AM CDT Wednesday through 5 AM CDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph possible. A cold front is expected to pass through western and north central Nebraska overnight. Winds will shift to the north with gusts up to 40 MPH possible overnight Wednesday night. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent * TEMPERATURES....Mid 80s to lower 90s. * LIGHTNING...None. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult to control. 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. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-24 02:30:18 839 WWUS83 KLBF 240729 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 229 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .The combination of low relative humidity and possible wind gusts up to 30 MPH may lead to critical fire weather conditions Wednesday into Wednesday night. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-250000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0009.260325T1600Z-260326T1000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest-Loup Rivers Basin-Frenchman Basin-Loess Plains- 229 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026 /129 AM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...11 AM CDT Wednesday through 5 AM CDT Thursday. * WINDS...Southwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s to lower 90s. * LIGHTNING...None. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ Action: Upgraded Issued At: 2026-03-24 08:22:13 228 WWUS83 KLBF 241321 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 821 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING... NEZ204-206-208>210-219-242130- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0009.260325T1600Z-260326T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0016.260325T1600Z-260326T1600Z/ 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- 821 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026 /721 AM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, VERY LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for record high temperatures, very low humidity, and gusty winds, which is in effect from 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ Wednesday to 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ Thursday. 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, 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...11 AM CDT Wednesday through 11 AM CDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph Wednesday afternoon. A sharp wind shift from west to north is expected Thursday morning, with north winds 20 to 30 with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 to 20 percent Wednesday afternoon. Poor overnight humidity recovery to 50 to 60 percent Thursday morning. * TEMPERATURES...In the upper 80s to low 90s. * LIGHTNING...Isolated dry lightning is possible after sunset Wednesday across portions of western Nebraska and the Sandhills. While the threat is low, a few showers may be robust enough to create sporadic lightning strikes and gusty, erratic winds. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult to control. 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. && $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||