Ogallala, NE Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ TODAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS
FOR FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...

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 noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ today.
The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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 and Fire
Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R
McKelvie National Forest.

* TIMING...Today, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 9 PM CDT / 8 PM
MDT.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Highs of 75 to 85 degrees.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will 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.

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