Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 15, 2012, 2:22 PM MDT for 21 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 16, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2012, 2:22 PM MDT (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 21 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2696 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
368 WWUS83 KLBF 152022 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 322 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHWEST NEBRASKA ON FRIDAY... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE RESULTING IN UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS...TO PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...PORTIONS OF ZONE 204 AND 208. NEZ204-161200- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0009.120316T1700Z-120317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0010.120316T1700Z-120317T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 222 PM MDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 92. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NEZ208-161200- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0010.120316T1700Z-120317T0100Z/ NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR- 222 PM MDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...WESTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR...ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
4 follow-up statements
255 WWUS83 KLBF 160909 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 409 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY... .UNSEASONABLY HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS COMBINED WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. THE AREA IS TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM BUTTE IN BOYD COUNTY TO HAYES CENTER IN HAYES COUNTY. NEZ206-210-161715- /O.EXA.KLBF.FW.W.0010.120316T1700Z-120317T0100Z/ SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 409 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF WESTERN NEBRASKA WEST OF A LINE FROM BUTTE IN BOYD COUNTY TO HAYES CENTER IN HAYES COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NEZ204-208-161715- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0010.120316T1700Z-120317T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR- 309 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM BUTTE IN BOYD COUNTY TO HAYES CENTER IN HAYES COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
222 WWUS83 KLBF 161723 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON... .TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SOAR INTO THE 80S ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY DRY AIR...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL BE BREEZY...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES. THE AREA THAT WILL SEE THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS IS WEST OF A LINE FROM BUTTE IN BOYD COUNTY TO HAYES CENTER IN HAYES COUNTY. IN ADDITION...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CRITICAL FOR FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL BOTH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE RARE WARMTH CONTINUES. SATURDAY WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER WITH BREEZY WINDS...WHILE SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE WINDIER AND CONTINUED WARM. NEZ204-206-208-210-170100- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120317T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /1123 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM BUTTE IN BOYD COUNTY TO HAYES CENTER IN HAYES COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
990 WWUS83 KLBF 162053 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 353 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE... .WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL...ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE AREA TO INCREASE. WINDS WILL ALSO DECREASE THIS EVENING...AND SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY CALM INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. THIS WARMTH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WHICH WOULD FURTHER INCREASE THE THREAT FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE WINDY AND CONTINUED WARM...ALTHOUGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON HOW DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE. NEZ204-206-208-210-170500- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0010.120317T1800Z-120318T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120317T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 353 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /253 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM BUTTE IN BOYD COUNTY TO HAYES CENTER IN HAYES COUNTY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE FROM SPRINGVIEW TO BROKEN BOW TO STOCKVILLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ209-219-170500- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0010.120317T1800Z-120318T0100Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 353 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE FROM SPRINGVIEW TO BROKEN BOW TO STOCKVILLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF BROOKS
575 WWUS83 KLBF 170100 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 800 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE... .WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL...ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE AREA TO INCREASE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING...AND SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY CALM INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. THIS WARMTH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION... WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WHICH WOULD FURTHER INCREASE THE THREAT FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE WINDY AND CONTINUED WARM...ALTHOUGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON HOW DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE. NEZ204-206-208-210-170900- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120317T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0010.120317T1800Z-120318T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 800 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /700 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ209-219-170900- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0010.120317T1800Z-120318T0100Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 800 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:00 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | Arthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith and 1 more | 11 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.