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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 2:58 AM Mar. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* AFFECTED AREA...Thurston, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming,
Burt, Platte, Monona, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Butler,
Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Harrison, Shelby, Cass,
Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, and Page Counties.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT
Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning
through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...For Friday, north at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30
mph. For Saturday, south-southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up
to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 2:58 AM Mar. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* AFFECTED AREA...Thurston, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming,
Burt, Platte, Monona, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Butler,
Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Harrison, Shelby, Cass,
Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, and Page Counties.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT
Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning
through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...For Friday, north at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30
mph. For Saturday, south-southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up
to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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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