Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 24 at 2:29AM CDT until March 26 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 24, 2026 - 12:29am
Expires:
March 24, 2026 - 5:00pm
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.
* 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...Southwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Upper 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