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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 7:16 PM Apr. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty west winds, above normal temperatures, and low afternoon humidity, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday 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 and Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin. * TIMING...Sunday, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the lower teens. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 70s west to lower 80s east. * LIGHTNING...None expected * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and be difficult to control. 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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