Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued April 12 at 2:18PM CDT until April 13 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 12, 2026 - 12:18pm
Expires:
April 12, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description:
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS, ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES, AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire
Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R
McKelvie National Forest.
* TIMING...Today, through 8 PM CDT / 7 PM MDT. Monday, Noon CDT /
11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph each day.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the low teens each day.
* TEMPERATURES...Upper 70s west to lower 80s east each day.
* LIGHTNING...None expected
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and be
difficult to control.
Instruction:
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.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov