|
Home Return to list Fire Weather Warning 0016 Issued by the North Platte Forecast Office
Action: New 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 The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-25 02:03:46 211 WWUS83 KLBF 250703 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 203 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING... NEZ204-206-208>210-219-260200- /O.CON.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- 203 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026 /103 AM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THURSDAY 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...11 AM CDT Wednesday through 11 AM CDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon. A cold front tonight brings an abrupt wind shift, as winds become northerly at 20 to 25 mph gusting up to 45 mph overnight. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 20 percent this afternoon. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s to lower 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. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-25 14:58:28 950 WWUS83 KLBF 251957 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 257 PM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING... NEZ204-206-208>210-219-260400- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-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- 257 PM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026 /157 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THURSDAY 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...Through 11 AM CDT Thursday. * WINDS...West-northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph through this evening. A cold front tomorrow morning brings an abrupt wind shift, as winds become northerly at 20 to 25 mph gusting 30 to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 20 percent. Poor humidity recovery to 50 to 55 percent overnight. * TEMPERATURES...In the Upper 80s to low 90s. * LIGHTNING...Isolated dry lightning is possible after sunset this evening 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. && $$ Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-03-26 10:52:48 133 WWUS83 KLBF 261552 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 1052 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 NEZ204-206-208>210-219-261700- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260326T1600Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest-Loup Rivers Basin-Frenchman Basin-Loess Plains- 1052 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 /952 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The threat for widespread critical fire weather conditions has ended. However, north winds gusting as high as 30 to 40 miles per hour will continue into late this afternoon across the area. $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||