Lemoyne, NE Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS...

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red
Flag Warning for very low humidity and strong southwesterly winds,
which is in effect from 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM
MDT/ Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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...10 AM CDT to 9 PM CDT Saturday.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to 10 to 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Upper 60s east, upper 70s west.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult
to control.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...very poor overnight humidity recovery is
expected Friday night into Saturday morning and could favor an
earlier start to critical conditions to portions of the area.

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.

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