Weather Alerts-

Make preparations per the instructions

North Platte - NE, US, National Weather Service

Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR RECORD HEAT, LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTY WEST AFTERNOON WINDS, AND A SHARP FRONT WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS LATE FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE... AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. TIMING...Red Flag Warning in effect until 7 PM MDT this evening. Fire Weather Watch in effect Saturday morning through late Saturday night. WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, increasing up to 45 mph out of the northwest Saturday evening behind a passing front. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. TEMPERATURES...Up to 93. LIGHTNING...None expected either day. IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and will be difficult to control. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A sharp frontal boundary will arrive from the north late in the day Saturday, producing an abrupt wind shift and gusts up to 45 mph during the evening and overnight hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.