Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1037 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025

...RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA TUESDAY...

NEZ204-206-210-050045-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-251105T0100Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-Frenchman Basin-
1037 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025 /937 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
  Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206
  Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire
  Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin.

* TIMING...9 AM MST through 6 PM MST Tuesday.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 80.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fires which may develop, will have a high
  probability for rapid spread and will be difficult to control.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Taylor