Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 50, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Oct 16, 2012, 2:53 PM MDT for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 41 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2012, 2:53 PM MDT (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2012, 4:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield 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, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 11:32 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Oct 17, 12:14 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 26 S Valentine, NE | VALENTINE NWR MESONET SITE. |
| Oct 17, 12:37 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Valentine, NE | |
| Oct 17, 12:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Thedford, NE | |
| Oct 17, 1:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 14 N Johnstown, NE | |
| Oct 17, 1:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 3 E Big Springs, NE | |
| Oct 17, 1:40 PM MDT | WILDFIRE | Crookston, NE | DELAYED REPORT OF LARGE WILDFIRE ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| Oct 17, 1:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 6 S Springview, NE | |
| Oct 17, 2:28 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | North Platte, NE | |
| Oct 17, 2:45 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Imperial, NE | |
| Oct 17, 2:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Oneill, NE | |
| Oct 17, 3:13 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | North Platte, NE | |
| Oct 17, 3:30 PM MDT | WILDFIRE | 20 S Stuart, NE | DELAYED REPORT...LOCATION IS ESTIMATED. LARGE WILDFIRE IN WESTERN HOLT COUNTY. |
| Oct 17, 3:30 PM MDT | WILDFIRE | 5 S Curtis, NE | DELAYED REPORT OF LARGE WILDFIRE IN FRONTIER COUNTY...CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. |
| Oct 17, 5:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Ainsworth, NE | |
| Oct 18, 1:03 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Valentine, NE | |
| Oct 18, 3:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Valentine, NE | |
| Oct 18, 4:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Nw Oneill, NE | |
| Oct 18, 4:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 7 Nw Ainsworth, NE | |
| Oct 18, 5:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Nw Oneill, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS MEASURED AT 45 MPH. |
| Oct 18, 6:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Newport, NE | TIME ESTIMATED. MEASURED FROM HOME WEATHER STATION. |
| Oct 18, 6:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Valentine, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS MEASURED AT 41 MPH. |
| Oct 18, 7:14 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 25 S Valentine, NE | |
| Oct 18, 7:22 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Nw Ainsworth, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS MEASURED AT 38 MPH |
| Oct 18, 7:52 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Valentine, NE | GUSTING TO 55 MPH |
| Oct 18, 7:53 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Broken Bow, NE | GUSTING TO 56 MPH |
| Oct 18, 7:55 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Ainsworth, NE | GUSTING TO 55 MPH |
| Oct 18, 7:55 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Oneill, NE | GUSTING TO 53 MPH |
| Oct 18, 7:56 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Imperial, NE | PEAK WIND GUST AT THE IMPERIAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND WAS 48 MPH AT 903 AM. |
| Oct 18, 8:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Broken Bow, NE | SIGN BLOWN OVER IN BROKEN BOW AT AG LAND ATV AT APPROXIMATELY 900 AM. DELAYED REPORT WHICH WAS RELAYED THROUGH FACEBOOK. |
| Oct 18, 8:52 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | Valentine, NE | GUSTING TO 63 MPH |
| Oct 18, 8:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Ainsworth, NE | |
| Oct 18, 8:55 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Ogallala, NE | GUSTING TO 58 MPH |
| Oct 18, 9:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 8 Ese Lisco, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 9:12 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Valentine, NE | PEAK WIND GUST AT MILLER FIELD IN VALENTINE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND WAS 47 MPH AT 1031 AM. |
| Oct 18, 9:18 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 Wsw Big Springs, NE | SUSTAINED E50 MPH. VISIBILITY ONE HALF MILE FROM BLOWING DUST. |
| Oct 18, 9:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Oneill, NE | |
| Oct 18, 9:36 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 10 Ne Oshkosh, NE | GUSTS TO 48 MPH. VISIBILITY IS ONE QUARTER MILE. |
| Oct 18, 9:46 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 E Chappell, NE | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST |
| Oct 18, 9:53 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | North Platte, NE | GUSTING TO 61 MPH |
| Oct 18, 9:53 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Broken Bow, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS AT 52 MPH |
| Oct 18, 10:06 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Imperial, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS AT 40 MPH |
| Oct 18, 10:14 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | Big Springs, NE | VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE |
| Oct 18, 10:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Oneill, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 10:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 3 E Big Springs, NE | |
| Oct 18, 10:28 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Ene North Platte, NE | PEAK WIND GUST AT LEE BIRD FIELD IN NORTH PLATTE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 49 MPH AT 1116 AM. |
| Oct 18, 10:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 3 E Big Springs, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 10:43 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Broken Bow, NE | PEAK WIND GUST AT THE BROKEN BOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED WAS 53 MPH AT 1018 AM. |
| Oct 18, 10:43 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Imperial, NE | PEAK WIND GUST AT THE IMPERIAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND WAS 48 MPH AT 903 AM. |
| Oct 18, 10:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 E Ogallala, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 10:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Oneill, NE | MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT THE ONEILL AIRPORT. |
| Oct 18, 10:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Ogallala, NE | MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT THE OGALLALA AIRPORT. |
| Oct 18, 10:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Thedford, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 10:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Ogallala, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 10:57 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 E Springview, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 10:58 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Crescent Lake Nwr, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Se Chappell, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 Ese Oshkosh, NE | PEAK WIND GUST. |
| Oct 18, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Hayes Center, NE | TIME ESTIMATED |
| Oct 18, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Oneill, NE | SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED AND ROAD SIGNS BLOWN OVER. TIME ESTIMATED. RELAYED FROM PUBLIC. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
238 WWUS83 KLBF 162053 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 353 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. NEZ204-206-208-210-219-171030- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0030.121017T1800Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0050.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0031.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 353 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /253 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN 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/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT WEDNESDAY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ209-171030- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0030.121017T1800Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0050.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 353 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES WHICH MAY DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
5 follow-up statements
363 WWUS83 KLBF 170923 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 423 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY... .STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH TODAY WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. NEZ204-206-208-210-219-180000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0050.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0031.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 423 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /323 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA... * 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ209-180000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0050.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 423 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES WHICH MAY DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
846 WWUS83 KLBF 172100 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 400 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE PERIOD. NEZ204-206-208-210-219-180500- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.A.0031.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLBF.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 400 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /300 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL FIRE ZONES ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FIRE ZONES. THE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THURSDAY. * 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDY 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. && $$ NEZ209-180500- /O.EXT.KLBF.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 400 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 209...LOUP RIVER BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES WHICH MAY DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF JACOBS
911 WWUS83 KLBF 181624 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1124 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE PERIOD. ALL RANGE FIRES WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ204-206-208>210-219-190300- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOUP RIVERS BASIN- FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 1124 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /1024 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FIRE ZONES... * 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDY 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF JACOBS
820 WWUS83 KLBF 190306 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1006 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THAT PERIOD...AND FIRES ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS IN THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE AND THE FRENCHMAN BASIN. ALL RANGE FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ206-208-209-219-190415- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 1006 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /906 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. SEVERAL FIRES STARTED IN THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS...THE LOESS PLAINS AND LOUP RIVERS BASIN. $$ NEZ204-210-191000- /O.EXT.KLBF.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121019T1000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 1006 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /906 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN PANHANDLE AND THE FRENCHMAN BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDY 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
905 WWUS83 KLBF 190950 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 450 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED... .LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS EXIST AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RECOVERED TO 35 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA. NEZ204-210-191100- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121019T1000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 450 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012 /350 AM MDT FRI OCT 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN PANHANDLE AND THE FRENCHMAN BASIN... LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS EXIST AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RECOVERED TO 35 TO 35 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2:13 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield and 9 more | 20 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:13 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more | 37 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:53 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 16 more | 24 hr |
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