WWUS83 KLBF 160714 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 214 AM CDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE, SANDHILLS, AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... NEZ209-160815- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.A.0005.250316T1800Z-250317T0100Z/ Loup Rivers Basin- 214 AM CDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. Near critical fire weather conditions are still possible, due to low relative humidity, however, winds are forecast to remain below critical fire weather thresholds. $$ NEZ204-206-210-219-170100- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0005.250316T1800Z-250317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0007.250316T1800Z-250317T0100Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-Frenchman Basin- Loess Plains- 214 AM CDT Sun Mar 16 2025 /114 AM MDT Sun Mar 16 2025/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE PANHANDLE, SANDHILLS, AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...1 PM CDT through 8 PM CDT Sunday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 64. * LIGHTNING...Not expected. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may spread rapidly and be difficult or impossible to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$