Watches, Warnings & Advisories



3 products issued by NWS for: Valentine NE

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...

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/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0021.260412T1700Z-260413T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0012.260413T1700Z-260414T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 /1205 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* 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...Today, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM
  MDT.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 14% this afternoon.

* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.

* LIGHTNING...None expected

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and 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.

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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Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...

NEZ204-206-208-130300-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0021.260412T1700Z-260413T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0012.260413T1700Z-260414T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 /1205 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* 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...Today, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM
  MDT.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 14% this afternoon.

* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.

* LIGHTNING...None expected

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and 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.

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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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1048 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026

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Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-
Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
1048 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 /948 PM MDT Sat Apr 11 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Rest of tonight.

Elevated rain showers may produce some gusty winds overnight across
the panhandle and western Sandhills. Wind gusts up to 50 MPH are
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Fire weather concerns increase Sunday and Monday as highs return to
well above normal values and westerly winds strengthen. A Red Flag
Warning is in effect for much of western Nebraska Sunday afternoon
and evening for critical fire weather conditions. Critical fire
weather conditions are possible Monday, mainly across the western
Sandhills.

Additional fire weather concerns are possible Wednesday and Thursday
across the area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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