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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 5:58 AM May. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS, WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty southwest winds, well above normal temperatures, and low humidity, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * 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...Monday, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT to 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the low to middle teens. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s to low 90s. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly grow and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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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