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North Platte - NE, US, National Weather Service

Loup Rivers Basin

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND 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, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. TIMING...Through 11 AM CDT Thursday. WINDS...West-northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph through this evening. A cold front tomorrow morning brings an abrupt wind shift, as winds become northerly at 20 to 25 mph gusting 30 to 40 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 20 percent. Poor humidity recovery to 50 to 55 percent overnight. TEMPERATURES...In the Upper 80s to low 90s. LIGHTNING...Isolated dry lightning is possible after sunset this evening across portions of western Nebraska and the Sandhills. While the threat is low, a few showers may be robust enough to create sporadic lightning strikes and gusty, erratic winds. 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 CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING...