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North Platte - NE, US, National Weather Service

Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA, THE 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, Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin. TIMING...Noon CDT/11am MDT until Monday 1 AM CDT/ Midnight MDT Tuesday WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. TEMPERATURES...Up to 85. LIGHTNING...Dry Lightning IMPACTS...Any fire starts may 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.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY...