Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued March 30 at 9:18AM CDT until March 31 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 30, 2026 - 7:18am
Expires:
March 30, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY...
* 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...Noon CDT/11am MDT today until 7 AM CDT/6 AM MDT
Tuesday.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this
afternoon. A wind shift to the north will occur tonight at 20
to 30 mph and gusts greater than 45 mph possible.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent this afternoon.
Humidity slowly recovers tonight to around 65 to 70 percent by
dawn Tuesday morning.
* TEMPERATURES...Mid and upper 80s this afternoon.
* LIGHTNING...Isolated dry lightning strikes possible, esepecially
across portions of the Sandhills and western Nebraska late this
afternoon through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts may 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.
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