Red Flag Warning 47, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Sep 19, 2012, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)

In effect from

Sep 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT

Expired

Sep 19, 2012, 7:59 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

923 
WWUS83 KLBF 190853
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
353 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN
   NEBRASKA TODAY FOR WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
DURING THE DAY TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT FROM O'NEILL TO
IMPERIAL AND EAST. 

NEZ206-208>210-219-191700-
/O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0029.120919T1700Z-120920T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0047.120919T1700Z-120920T0100Z/
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/
SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
353 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 /253 AM MDT WED SEP 19 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST 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 NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 
  SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R 
  MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA 
  VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS 
  BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY 
  CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES WHICH MAY DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL 
  FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 

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

656 
WWUS83 KLBF 191759
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1259 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN   
NEBRASKA TODAY FOR WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15
PERCENT EAST OF AN AINSWORTH TO OGALLALA LINE.

NEZ206-208>210-219-200100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120920T0100Z/
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/
SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
1259 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 /1159 AM MDT WED SEP 19 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 
  SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R 
  MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA 
  VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS 
  BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY 
  CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES WHICH MAY DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL 
  FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 

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

121 
WWUS83 KLBF 200059 AAA
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
759 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

NEZ206-208>210-219-200200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120920T0100Z/
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/
SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
759 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 /659 PM MDT WED SEP 19 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
RED FLAG WARNING.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED. FIRE
DANGER IS BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF

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