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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS North Platte, NE

March 12, 201226 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 12, 2012, 2:53 PM MDT for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 13, 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 12, 2012, 2:53 PM MDT (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 13, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
8 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 20:57 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.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2012-03-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2012-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 200 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2101 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

378 
WWUS83 KLBF 122053
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
353 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ON THIS EVENING ALONG AND
WEST OF HIGHWAY 61 FROM IMPERIAL TO MERRIMAN...

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.UNSEASONABLLY WARM TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY
WINDS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

FOR TODAY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT ALONG
WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER
IN THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 61 FROM IMPERIAL TO MERRIMAN. ON TUESDAY...RECORD HIGHS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE
COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S...ALONG WITH
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 PERCENT AND GUSTY WINDS...
WILL PRODUCE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

NEZ204-210-131000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0007.120313T1700Z-120314T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0009.120313T1700Z-120314T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T0100Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN-
353 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /253 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 61 FROM IMPERIAL TO MERRIMAN...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM
CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 
ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH 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 FOR TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT FOR TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN 
  PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 
  FRENCHMAN BASIN. 

* WINDS...THIS EVENING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...TUESDAY WINDS
  BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING...AS LOW AS
  10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ206-208-209-219-131000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0007.120313T1700Z-120314T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0009.120313T1700Z-120314T0100Z/
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/
SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
353 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /253 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM
CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 
ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH 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 FOR TUESDAY. 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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
675 
WWUS83 KLBF 130921
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
421 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.UNSEASONABLLY WARM TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
DANGER ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S...WILL
COMBINE WITH DEW POINTS RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE WEST
TO THE MID 20S IN THE EAST...PRODUCING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY AND WESTERLY
OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 25 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON AS WELL. ANY FIRES WHICH MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH.

NEZ204-206-208>210-219-132100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.120313T1700Z-120314T0100Z/
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-
421 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /321 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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 ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 25 MPH IN THE WEST
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN EASTERN AREAS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT IN THE WEST TO 20
  PERCENT IN THE EAST.

* IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER
  CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES WHICH MAY
  DEVELOP...WILL HAVE A HIGH 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
378 
WWUS83 KLBF 131432
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
932 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.UNSEASONABLLY WARM TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL
FIRE DANGER ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S...WILL
COMBINE WITH DEW POINTS RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE WEST
TO THE MID 20S IN THE EAST...PRODUCING MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. GUSTY
SOUTHWESTERLY AND WESTERLY OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
ABOVE 25 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. ANY FIRES WHICH
MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
EXPLOSIVE GROWTH.

NEZ204-206-208>210-219-140100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.120313T1700Z-120314T0100Z/
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-
932 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /832 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL 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 209 LOUP RIVERS 
  BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT IN THE WEST TO AROUND
  20 PERCENT IN THE EAST.

* IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES WHICH 
  MAY DEVELOP...WILL HAVE A HIGH 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
242 
WWUS83 KLBF 132048
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
348 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS
ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.UNSEASONABLLY WARM TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL
FIRE DANGER ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S...WILL COMBINE WITH DEW
POINTS RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE WEST TO THE MID 20S IN
THE EAST...PRODUCING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM
10 TO 20 PERCENT. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY AND WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 25 MPH CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. ANY FIRES WHICH MAY DEVELOP...WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL
FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH.

NEZ204-206-208>210-219-140100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/
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-
348 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /248 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL 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 209 LOUP RIVERS 
  BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES WHICH 
  MAY DEVELOP...WILL HAVE A HIGH 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
170 
WWUS83 KLBF 140102
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN ZONE 204...

.UNSEASONABLLY WARM TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINED
WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS...TO PRODUCE
THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS ZONE 204.

NEZ204-141400-
/O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0008.120314T1700Z-120315T0100Z/
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
701 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN 
  PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES WHICH 
  MAY DEVELOP...WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ206-208>210-219-140215-
/O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/
SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS-
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /701 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVERNIGHT. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BECOME NEAR CRITICAL AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS HOWEVER WILL BE
RATHER LIGHT FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 3:25 AM MDTFire Weather WatchLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more11 hr
Mar 12, 3:25 AM MDTRed Flag WarningLBFArthur, Chase, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant and 5 more16 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012

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.