Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 23 at 2:04PM CDT until March 26 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 23, 2026 - 12:04pm
Expires:
March 26, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
.The combination of low relative humidity and possible wind gusts
up to 30 MPH may lead to critical fire weather conditions
Wednesday into Wednesday night.
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is
in effect from Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night.
* 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...11 AM CDT Wednesday through 5 AM CDT Thursday.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph possible. A
cold front is expected to pass through western and north central
Nebraska overnight. Winds will shift to the north with gusts up
to 40 MPH possible overnight Wednesday night.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent
* TEMPERATURES....Mid 80s to lower 90s.
* LIGHTNING...None.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult to
control.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest; Loup Rivers Basin; Frenchman Basin; Loess Plains
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov