Forecast 
Weather Alerts forIssued by the National Weather Service |
 RED FLAG WARNING |
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Areas Affected: Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR - Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest - Loup Rivers Basin - Frenchman Basin - Loess Plains |
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| Effective: Sat, 3/14 2:07am | Updated: Sat, 3/14 5:06am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Sat, 3/14 4:30pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY. REISSUED TO CORRECT TIMING BULLET... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING... 11AM CDT /10AM MDT/ to 9PM CDT /8PM MDT/ Saturday * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to the 10 to 15 percent range. * TEMPERATURES...Reaching the middle 70s to lower 80s. * LIGHTNING... None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and will be difficult to control. Information: 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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 HIGH WIND WATCH |
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Areas Affected: Sheridan - Eastern Cherry - Keya Paha - Brown - Rock - Garden - Grant - Hooker - Thomas - Blaine - Loup - Garfield - Wheeler - Arthur - McPherson - Logan - Custer - Deuel - Keith - Perkins - Lincoln - Chase - Hayes - Frontier - Western Cherry |
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| Effective: Sat, 3/14 1:58am | Updated: Sat, 3/14 5:06am | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Sat, 3/14 4:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
* WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles primarily on east-west routes. Information: Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. |
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