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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 4:48 AM Mar. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * 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 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 to 18 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Mid 60s to 70s. Warmest across western Nebraska. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may 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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