Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued April 11 at 12:52AM CDT until April 12 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 10, 2026 - 10:52pm
Expires:
April 11, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...
* 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 and Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin.
* TIMING...Sunday, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM
MDT.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 82.
* LIGHTNING...None expected
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts could 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; Frenchman Basin
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov