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Home Return to list Fire Weather Warning 0013 Issued by the North Platte Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-03-28 02:11:23 860 WWUS83 KLBF 280711 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 211 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 NEZ204-206-208-209-290000- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0013.250328T1700Z-250329T0000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest-Loup Rivers Basin- 211 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 /111 AM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for low humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this 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 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...From Noon CDT through 7PM CDT today. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 86. * LIGHTNING...Not expected today. Potential for lightning across south central Nebraska this evening. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly and be difficult or impossible 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. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-03-28 14:18:25 552 WWUS83 KLBF 281918 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 218 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 NEZ204-206-208-209-290000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250329T0000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest-Loup Rivers Basin- 218 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 /118 PM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...Through 7PM CDT today. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 86. * LIGHTNING...Not expected today. Potential for lightning across central Nebraska this evening. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly and be difficult or impossible to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Action: Expired Issued At: 2025-03-28 19:02:34 446 WWUS83 KLBF 290002 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 702 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 NEZ204-206-208-209-290115- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250329T0000Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest-Loup Rivers Basin- 702 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 /602 PM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... Temperatures continue to fall with the setting sun which is allowing humidity values to climb above critical levels. Caution is still advised through the evening as a strong cool front dives through the area and briefly allows winds to climb to around 30 to 35 mph in its wake. $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||