Red Flag Warning

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

NEZ204-206-208-120100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0043.260911T1700Z-260912T0100Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
304 AM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026 /204 AM MDT Fri Sep 11 2026/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY 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...Noon CDT through 8 PM CDT or 11 AM MDT through 7 PM
  MDT.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 91.

* 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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