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Home Return to list Fire Weather Warning 0004 Issued by the North Platte Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-02-08 14:50:28 581 WWUS83 KLBF 082050 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 250 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026 NEZ204-206-091200- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0004.260209T1500Z-260210T0000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 250 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026 /150 PM MST Sun Feb 8 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR FOR THE SANDHILLS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80 AND THE ENTIRE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty west winds, warm temperatures and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ to 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Monday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204, Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR and Fire Weather Zone 206, Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest. * TIMING...From mid-morning Monday through the afternoon hours. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Highest gusts in the western Sandhills. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 60s to mid 70s. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have the potential for quick growth and rapid spread and may 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. && $$ Taylor Action: Area Extended Issued At: 2026-02-09 01:27:48 945 WWUS83 KLBF 090727 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 127 AM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .The combination of low relative humidity and gusty winds through this afternoon, will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Sandhills. Westerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph are expected across the western Sandhills, with gusts of 25 to 30 mph further east across the Sandhills. Winds will turn northwest late afternoon. NEZ209-091530- /O.EXA.KLBF.FW.W.0004.260209T1500Z-260210T0000Z/ Loup Rivers Basin- 127 AM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty west winds, warm temperatures and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...From mid-morning Monday through the afternoon hours. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 76. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have the potential for quick growth and rapid spread and may be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ NEZ204-206-091530- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0004.260209T1500Z-260210T0000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 127 AM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 /1227 AM MST Mon Feb 9 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE SANDHILLS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80 AND THE ENTIRE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty west winds, warm temperatures and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ to 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR and Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest. * TIMING...From mid-morning Monday through the afternoon hours. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming northwest late in the afternoon. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 75. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have the potential for quick growth and rapid spread and may 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. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-02-09 01:27:48 945 WWUS83 KLBF 090727 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 127 AM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .The combination of low relative humidity and gusty winds through this afternoon, will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Sandhills. Westerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph are expected across the western Sandhills, with gusts of 25 to 30 mph further east across the Sandhills. Winds will turn northwest late afternoon. NEZ209-091530- /O.EXA.KLBF.FW.W.0004.260209T1500Z-260210T0000Z/ Loup Rivers Basin- 127 AM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty west winds, warm temperatures and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...From mid-morning Monday through the afternoon hours. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 76. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have the potential for quick growth and rapid spread and may be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ NEZ204-206-091530- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0004.260209T1500Z-260210T0000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 127 AM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 /1227 AM MST Mon Feb 9 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE SANDHILLS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80 AND THE ENTIRE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty west winds, warm temperatures and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ to 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR and Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest. * TIMING...From mid-morning Monday through the afternoon hours. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming northwest late in the afternoon. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 75. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have the potential for quick growth and rapid spread and may 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. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-02-09 15:06:04 586 WWUS83 KLBF 092105 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 305 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .The combination of low relative humidity and gusty winds through this afternoon, will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Sandhills. Westerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph are expected across the western Sandhills, with gusts of 25 to 30 mph further east across the Sandhills. Winds will turn northwest late afternoon. NEZ204-206-209-100000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260210T0000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Loup Rivers Basin- 305 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 /205 PM MST Mon Feb 9 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...From mid-morning Monday through the afternoon hours. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 75. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have the potential for quick growth and rapid spread and may be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-02-09 18:02:37 168 WWUS83 KLBF 100002 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 602 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 NEZ204-206-209-100115- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260210T0000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Loup Rivers Basin- 602 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 /502 PM MST Mon Feb 9 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Temperatures will cool this evening as winds diminish and humidity rises.. $$ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||