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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 7:18 PM Apr. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WEST 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 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * TIMING...Today, through 8 PM CDT / 7 PM MDT. Monday, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph each day. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the low teens each day. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 70s west to lower 80s east each day. * LIGHTNING...None expected * IMPACTS...Any fire starts could 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&
Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 7:18 PM Apr. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WEST 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 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * TIMING...Today, through 8 PM CDT / 7 PM MDT. Monday, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph each day. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the low teens each day. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 70s west to lower 80s east each day. * LIGHTNING...None expected * IMPACTS...Any fire starts could 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&
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