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Home Return to list Fire Weather Warning 0015 Issued by the North Platte Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-20 08:27:43 112 WWUS83 KLBF 201327 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 827 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT... .Record high temperatures Saturday in the 90s will lead to single digit relative humidity Saturday afternoon across the area. Low relative humidity will combine with gusty westerly winds to 30 MPH Saturday afternoon, producing critical fire weather conditions. An abrupt change in wind direction to the north will commence late Saturday evening across northern Nebraska, transitioning south into the overnight. Winds with this shift in wind direction will reach up to 45 MPH overnight. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-220900- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0008.260321T1600Z-260322T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0015.260321T1500Z-260322T0900Z/ 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- 827 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026 /727 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SATURDAY TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ SUNDAY 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 Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ Saturday to 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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...Red Flag Warning in effect from 10 AM CDT (9 AM MDT) Saturday through 4 AM CDT (3 AM MDT) Sunday morning. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Winds will shift late Saturday evening to the north with gusts up to 45 MPH possible * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 13 percent. * TEMPERATURES...90 in northeastern areas, to the upper 90s in SW Nebraska. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and will be difficult to control. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A sharp frontal boundary will arrive from the north late Saturday evening, producing an abrupt wind shift and gusts up to 45 mph during the late evening and overnight hours. 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: 2026-03-20 14:42:54 145 WWUS83 KLBF 201942 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 242 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT... .Record high temperatures Saturday in the 90s will lead to single digit relative humidity Saturday afternoon across the area. Low relative humidity will combine with gusty westerly winds to 35 MPH Saturday afternoon, producing critical fire weather conditions. An abrupt change in wind direction to the north will commence late Saturday evening across northern Nebraska, transitioning south into the overnight. Winds with this shift in wind direction will reach up to 45 MPH overnight. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-211100- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0015.260321T1500Z-260322T0900Z/ 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- 242 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026 /142 PM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SATURDAY TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ SUNDAY 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...Red Flag Warning in effect from 10 AM CDT (9 AM MDT) Saturday through 4 AM CDT (3 AM MDT) Sunday morning. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 12. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 97. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and will be difficult to control. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A sharp frontal boundary will arrive from the north late Saturday evening, producing an abrupt wind shift and gusts up to 45 mph during the late evening and overnight hours. 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: 2026-03-21 02:59:48 122 WWUS83 KLBF 210759 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 259 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... .Record high temperatures Saturday in the 90s will lead to single digit relative humidity Saturday afternoon across the area. Low relative humidity will combine with gusty westerly winds to 35 MPH Saturday afternoon, producing critical fire weather conditions. An abrupt change in wind direction to the north will commence late Saturday evening across northern Nebraska, transitioning south into the overnight. Winds with this shift in wind direction will reach up to 45 MPH overnight. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-220900- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0015.260321T1500Z-260322T0900Z/ 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- 259 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 /159 AM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, 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...Red Flag Warning in effect from 10 AM CDT (9 AM MDT) Saturday through 4 AM CDT (3 AM MDT) Sunday morning. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 96. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and will be difficult to control. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will arrive from the north late Saturday evening, producing an abrupt wind shift and gusts up to 45 mph during the late evening and overnight hours. 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. && $$ Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-03-22 03:58:34 673 WWUS83 KLBF 220858 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 358 AM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026 NEZ204-206-208>210-219-221000- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260322T0900Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest-Loup Rivers Basin-Frenchman Basin-Loess Plains- 358 AM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026 /258 AM MDT Sun Mar 22 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... Gusty north winds are expected to continue through the rest of the night and into the late morning. Humidity continues to recover to around 80 percent behind a cold front, with cooler temperatures across the region. Therefore, critical fire weather conditions are expected to be over for tonight. $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||