Severe Wildfire

Red Flag Warning issued April 18 at 2:24AM CDT until April 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Loup Rivers Basin; Frenchman Basin; Loess Plains Source: NOAA / NWS

Details

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

* 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...Saturday, Noon CT / 11 AM MT to 8 PM CT / 7 PM MT.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...High temepratures in the mid to upper 50s.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and be difficult
to control.

Recommendations

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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