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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
230 PM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026

NEZ204-206-208-120100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0043.000000T0000Z-260912T0100Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
230 PM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026 /130 PM MDT Fri Sep 11 2026/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE, WESTERN SANDHILLS, AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...

* 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 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R
  McKelvie National Forest.

* TIMING...Through 8 PM CDT or 7 PM MDT this evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 80s to low 90s.

* LIGHTNING...Not expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will rapidly grow and spread.

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.

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