Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Hastings, NE

Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE

446 
WWUS83 KGID 051817
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1217 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...Red Flag Warning Cancelled for Today...

...Red Flag Warning Remains in Effect for Monday...

.Where the Red Flag Warning was issued for today...Winds are not 
expected to reach 20-25 mph west of Highway 281 this afternoon 
...although humidity will reach 20 percent. East of Highway 281
...winds will be strong enough...but humidity will not be low
enough. Therefore...the RFW was cancelled.

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/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0006.170306T1800Z-170307T0200Z/
Phillips-Smith-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-
Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
1217 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
005, 006, 017, 018, 019, 072, 073, 074, 082, 083 AND 084...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
005, 006, 017, 018, 019, 072, 073, 074, 082, 083 AND 084...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has cancelled the Red
Flag Warning for today...but the Red Flag Warning remains in
effect for tomorrow.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zone 005 Phillips, Fire
  Weather Zone 006 Smith, Fire Weather Zone 017 Rooks, Fire
  Weather Zone 018 Osborne and Fire Weather Zone 019 Mitchell. In
  Nebraska, Fire Weather Zone 072 Gosper, Fire Weather Zone 073
  Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 074 Kearney, Fire Weather Zone 082
  Furnas, Fire Weather Zone 083 Harlan and Fire Weather Zone 084
  Franklin.

* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* TIMING...Monday afternoon and evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that occur will spread rapidly...be
  difficult to contain...and will exhibit extreme fire behavior. 
  Use caution if engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0006.170306T1800Z-170307T0200Z/
Jewell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-
Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Webster-Nuckolls-
Thayer-
1217 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
007, 039, 040, 041, 046, 047, 048, 049, 060, 061, 062, 063, 064,
075, 076, 077, 085, 086 AND 087...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zone 007 Jewell. In 
  Nebraska, Fire Weather Zone 039 Valley, Fire Weather Zone 040 
  Greeley, Fire Weather Zone 041 Nance, Fire Weather Zone 046 
  Sherman, Fire Weather Zone 047 Howard, Fire Weather Zone 048 
  Merrick, Fire Weather Zone 049 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 060 
  Dawson, Fire Weather Zone 061 Buffalo, Fire Weather Zone 062 
  Hall, Fire Weather Zone 063 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 064 
  York, Fire Weather Zone 075 Adams, Fire Weather Zone 076 Clay, 
  Fire Weather Zone 077 Fillmore, Fire Weather Zone 085 Webster, 
  Fire Weather Zone 086 Nuckolls and Fire Weather Zone 087 
  Thayer.

* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* TIMING...Monday afternoon and evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that occur will spread rapidly...be
  difficult to contain...and will exhibit extreme fire behavior. 
  Use caution if engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

Kelley

761 
WWUS83 KGID 052005
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
205 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...Particularly Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Monday...

.A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for all of south central
Nebraska and north central Kansas for Monday. This is an 
especially dangerous situation because winds will be so high.

Red Flag conditions will occur again Tuesday. A Red Flag Warning
will be required Tuesday.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
060600-
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0006.170306T1800Z-170307T0200Z/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-
Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-
Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer-
205 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
005, 006, 007, 017, 018, 019, 039, 040, 041, 046, 047, 048, 049,
060, 061, 062, 063, 064, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 082, 083,
084, 085, 086 AND 087...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zone 005 Phillips, 
  Fire Weather Zone 006 Smith, Fire Weather Zone 007 Jewell, 
  Fire Weather Zone 017 Rooks, Fire Weather Zone 018 Osborne and 
  Fire Weather Zone 019 Mitchell. In Nebraska, Fire Weather Zone 
  039 Valley, Fire Weather Zone 040 Greeley, Fire Weather Zone 
  041 Nance, Fire Weather Zone 046 Sherman, Fire Weather Zone 
  047 Howard, Fire Weather Zone 048 Merrick, Fire Weather Zone 
  049 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 060 Dawson, Fire Weather Zone 061 
  Buffalo, Fire Weather Zone 062 Hall, Fire Weather Zone 063 
  Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 064 York, Fire Weather Zone 072 
  Gosper, Fire Weather Zone 073 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 074 
  Kearney, Fire Weather Zone 075 Adams, Fire Weather Zone 076 
  Clay, Fire Weather Zone 077 Fillmore, Fire Weather Zone 082 
  Furnas, Fire Weather Zone 083 Harlan, Fire Weather Zone 084 
  Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 085 Webster, Fire Weather Zone 086 
  Nuckolls and Fire Weather Zone 087 Thayer.

* WINDS...West 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* TIMING...Monday afternoon and evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that occur will spread rapidly...be 
  difficult to contain...and will exhibit extreme fire behavior. 
  Use caution if engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

Kelley

537 
WWUS83 KGID 060555
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1155 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...Particularly Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Monday...

.A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for all of south central
Nebraska and north central Kansas for Monday. This is an
especially dangerous situation because winds will be so high.

Red Flag conditions will occur again Tuesday. A Red Flag Warning
will be required Tuesday.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
061400-
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0006.170306T1800Z-170307T0200Z/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-
Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-
Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer-
1155 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
005, 006, 007, 017, 018, 019, 039, 040, 041, 046, 047, 048, 049,
060, 061, 062, 063, 064, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 082, 083,
084, 085, 086 AND 087...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zone 005 Phillips, 
  Fire Weather Zone 006 Smith, Fire Weather Zone 007 Jewell, 
  Fire Weather Zone 017 Rooks, Fire Weather Zone 018 Osborne and 
  Fire Weather Zone 019 Mitchell. In Nebraska, Fire Weather Zone 
  039 Valley, Fire Weather Zone 040 Greeley, Fire Weather Zone 
  041 Nance, Fire Weather Zone 046 Sherman, Fire Weather Zone 
  047 Howard, Fire Weather Zone 048 Merrick, Fire Weather Zone 
  049 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 060 Dawson, Fire Weather Zone 061 
  Buffalo, Fire Weather Zone 062 Hall, Fire Weather Zone 063 
  Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 064 York, Fire Weather Zone 072 
  Gosper, Fire Weather Zone 073 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 074 
  Kearney, Fire Weather Zone 075 Adams, Fire Weather Zone 076 
  Clay, Fire Weather Zone 077 Fillmore, Fire Weather Zone 082 
  Furnas, Fire Weather Zone 083 Harlan, Fire Weather Zone 084 
  Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 085 Webster, Fire Weather Zone 086 
  Nuckolls and Fire Weather Zone 087 Thayer.

* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* TIMING...Monday afternoon and evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that occur will spread rapidly...be 
  difficult to contain...and will exhibit extreme fire behavior. 
  Use caution if engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

Billings Wright

069 
WWUS83 KGID 060954
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
354 AM CST Mon Mar 6 2017

...Particularly Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Today...

.A Red Flag Warning in effect for all of south central Nebraska 
and north central Kansas for Today. This is an especially 
dangerous situation because winds will be very strong.

A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for south central Nebraska
and north central Kansas on Tuesday as Red Flag conditions will 
occur again Tuesday. Expect that a Red Flag Warning will be 
required Tuesday.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
062200-
/O.NEW.KGID.FW.A.0006.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0006.170306T1800Z-170307T0200Z/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-
Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-
Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer-
354 AM CST Mon Mar 6 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 005, 006, 007, 017, 018, 019, 039, 040, 041, 046, 047, 048,
049, 060, 061, 062, 063, 064, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 082,
083, 084, 085, 086 AND 087...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 005, 006, 007, 017, 018, 019, 039, 040, 041, 046,
047, 048, 049, 060, 061, 062, 063, 064, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076,
077, 082, 083, 084, 085, 086 AND 087...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zone 005 Phillips, 
  Fire Weather Zone 006 Smith, Fire Weather Zone 007 Jewell, 
  Fire Weather Zone 017 Rooks, Fire Weather Zone 018 Osborne and 
  Fire Weather Zone 019 Mitchell. In Nebraska, Fire Weather Zone 
  039 Valley, Fire Weather Zone 040 Greeley, Fire Weather Zone 
  041 Nance, Fire Weather Zone 046 Sherman, Fire Weather Zone 
  047 Howard, Fire Weather Zone 048 Merrick, Fire Weather Zone 
  049 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 060 Dawson, Fire Weather Zone 061 
  Buffalo, Fire Weather Zone 062 Hall, Fire Weather Zone 063 
  Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 064 York, Fire Weather Zone 072 
  Gosper, Fire Weather Zone 073 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 074 
  Kearney, Fire Weather Zone 075 Adams, Fire Weather Zone 076 
  Clay, Fire Weather Zone 077 Fillmore, Fire Weather Zone 082 
  Furnas, Fire Weather Zone 083 Harlan, Fire Weather Zone 084 
  Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 085 Webster, Fire Weather Zone 086 
  Nuckolls and Fire Weather Zone 087 Thayer.

* WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY MONDAY...West, 35 to 45 mph with
  gusts up to 55 mph. Relative humidity as low as 7 percent. 

* WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY TUESDAY...Northwest, 25 to 35 mph 
with gusts to 45 mph. Relative humidity as low as 11 percent. 

* TIMING MONDAY AND TUESDAY...Each afternoon into the evening.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that occur will spread rapidly...be 
  difficult to contain...and will exhibit extreme fire behavior. 
  Use caution if engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

Billings Wright

112 
WWUS83 KGID 061934
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
134 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017

...Particularly Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Today and
Tuesday...

Red Flag Warnings in effect today and Tuesday for critical fire
weather conditions due to intense winds, low relative humidities
and dry fuels.


KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
070300-
/O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0006.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/
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Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-
Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer-
134 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005,
006, 007, 017, 018, 019, 039, 040, 041, 046, 047, 048, 049, 060,
061, 062, 063, 064, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 082, 083, 084,
085, 086 AND 087...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005, 006,
007, 017, 018, 019, 039, 040, 041, 046, 047, 048, 049, 060, 061,
062, 063, 064, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 082, 083, 084, 085,
086 AND 087...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 7 PM CST Tuesday. the Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zone 005 Phillips, 
  Fire Weather Zone 006 Smith, Fire Weather Zone 007 Jewell, 
  Fire Weather Zone 017 Rooks, Fire Weather Zone 018 Osborne and 
  Fire Weather Zone 019 Mitchell. In Nebraska, Fire Weather Zone 
  039 Valley, Fire Weather Zone 040 Greeley, Fire Weather Zone 
  041 Nance, Fire Weather Zone 046 Sherman, Fire Weather Zone 
  047 Howard, Fire Weather Zone 048 Merrick, Fire Weather Zone 
  049 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 060 Dawson, Fire Weather Zone 061 
  Buffalo, Fire Weather Zone 062 Hall, Fire Weather Zone 063 
  Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 064 York, Fire Weather Zone 072 
  Gosper, Fire Weather Zone 073 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 074 
  Kearney, Fire Weather Zone 075 Adams, Fire Weather Zone 076 
  Clay, Fire Weather Zone 077 Fillmore, Fire Weather Zone 082 
  Furnas, Fire Weather Zone 083 Harlan, Fire Weather Zone 084 
  Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 085 Webster, Fire Weather Zone 086 
  Nuckolls and Fire Weather Zone 087 Thayer.

* WINDS TODAY AND TUESDAY...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 
  50 mph.

* TIMING TODAY AND TUESDAY...During the afternoon and early 
  evening hours.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND TUESDAY...On average 10 to 20 
  percent but falling as low as 7 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that occur will spread rapidly...be 
  difficult to contain...and will exhibit extreme fire behavior. 
  Use caution if engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

818 
WWUS83 KGID 070149
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
749 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017

...Particularly Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Tuesday...

Red Flag Warning in effect Tuesday for critical fire weather 
conditions due to intense winds, low relative humidities and dry 
fuels.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
071000-
/O.EXP.KGID.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170307T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0007.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-
Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-
Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer-
749 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
005, 006, 007, 017, 018, 019, 039, 040, 041, 046, 047, 048, 049,
060, 061, 062, 063, 064, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 082, 083,
084, 085, 086 AND 087...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005, 006, 007,
017, 018, 019, 039, 040, 041, 046, 047, 048, 049, 060, 061, 062,
063, 064, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 082, 083, 084, 085,
086 AND 087...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zone 005 Phillips, 
  Fire Weather Zone 006 Smith, Fire Weather Zone 007 Jewell, 
  Fire Weather Zone 017 Rooks, Fire Weather Zone 018 Osborne and 
  Fire Weather Zone 019 Mitchell. In Nebraska, Fire Weather Zone 
  039 Valley, Fire Weather Zone 040 Greeley, Fire Weather Zone 
  041 Nance, Fire Weather Zone 046 Sherman, Fire Weather Zone 
  047 Howard, Fire Weather Zone 048 Merrick, Fire Weather Zone 
  049 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 060 Dawson, Fire Weather Zone 061 
  Buffalo, Fire Weather Zone 062 Hall, Fire Weather Zone 063 
  Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 064 York, Fire Weather Zone 072 
  Gosper, Fire Weather Zone 073 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 074 
  Kearney, Fire Weather Zone 075 Adams, Fire Weather Zone 076 
  Clay, Fire Weather Zone 077 Fillmore, Fire Weather Zone 082 
  Furnas, Fire Weather Zone 083 Harlan, Fire Weather Zone 084 
  Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 085 Webster, Fire Weather Zone 086 
  Nuckolls and Fire Weather Zone 087 Thayer.

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 50 mph.

* TIMING...During the afternoon and early evening hours.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...On average 10 to 20 percent but falling as 
low as 7 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that occur will spread rapidly...be 
  difficult to contain...and will exhibit extreme fire behavior. 
  Use caution if engaging in activities that could start a fire.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1057 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

.UPDATE...
Issued at 700 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

With winds decreasing and relative humidity levels improving this
evening, went ahead and allowed the red flag warning to expire as
scheduled. Otherwise, the fire weather watch for both tomorrow
and Monday remains in tact. No additional changes necessary to
previous forecast at this time.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday night)
Issued at 445 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

Apologize for the delay and briefer-than-usual product today, but
for our coverage area (CWA) the fire weather situation for these
next 4-5 days (including this afternoon) may be the most serious
stretch of fire weather/danger this forecaster has seen in the
past 5+ years, and considerable time was spent trying to pin down
wind/relative humidity (RH) details, coordinate Red Flag
Warnings/Fire Weather Watches etc. It is not very unusual for our
CWA to see perhaps two (maybe rarely 3) consecutive days of fire
weather headlines, but the potential exists here (counting today)
for at least 4 days in a row, with the overall-most serious combo
of strong winds/low RH looking to be Monday and Tuesday. From this
point forward, will defer all discussion of fire weather issues to
the separate Fire Weather section below.

Glossing over the current/recent weather scene: High temperatures
have slightly exceeded expectations this afternoon with most
areas reaching the 70s, despite a bit more high cloud cover than
anticipated especially over northern zones. In the mid- upper
levels, broad low amplitude ridging prevails. A decent lee trough
and deep mixing is driving the south winds with widespread gusts
over 30 MPH in all but the far northern/western CWA.

Now briefly mentioning forecast expectations through these next 24
hours...

This evening/tonight:
Winds die down to more so 10-15 MPH around sunset, but will pick
up again somewhat later this evening as some low level jet induced
mixing kicks in. With slowly-increasing low level moisture, there
could be an area of low stratus that perhaps invades parts of the
eastern CWA, but most of these should slide just off to our east.
Even if the low stratus misses us, some patchy fog cannot be ruled
out especially in central areas as winds lighten again toward
sunrise. Low temps range from near-30 far west/northwest to upper
40s far east/southeast, a decent gradient.

Sunday daytime:
Expect at least mostly cloudy skies unless any low stratus in the
east hangs around for part of the morning before mixing eastward
out of the area. In many ways, similar to today but not quite as
windy overall and with higher dewpoint/humidity levels especially
near/east of Highway 281. High temps aimed into at least low 70s
all areas, and upper 70s far southwest.

Sunday night:
This will be a windy night out of the south(by overnight
standards) as a strong low pressure system approaches. The NAM
models suggests some spotty drizzle in our east, but have left
this out for now as confidence is low. Extremely mild low temps
aimed into the mid-40s to low-50s range most areas.

.LONG TERM...(Monday daytime through Saturday)
Issued at 445 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

General overview:
Not surprisingly given all the Fire Weather talk, the vast
majority of the forecast through these 6 days is dry/void of
precip chances and continues a prolonged stretch of above normal
temperatures. By Day 7 (next Saturday), however, there are now
some small precip chances (PoPs) mainly for rain showers in the
forecast, although a few wet snowflakes may not be out of the
question in the overnight/early morning. Also, there is some
uncertainty in temps by next Saturday, as although the official
forecast calls for highs in the 50s/60s, at least one model
(ECMWF) suggests we could be cooler in the 40s. Many details to
work out here.

Briefly covering some daily details...

Monday:
A potentially serious fire weather situation with strong west-
northwest winds and RH 10-20 percent, even despite what could be
slowly falling afternoon temps behind a strong cold front/dryline.
have continued to keep any shower/thunderstorm chances out of our
CWA, but it could be a close call with some models firing them up
within only 50-100 miles east of our eastern border.

Tuesday:
Cooler and not quite as windy as Monday, but still a bad fire
weather setup despite highs only in the 50s.

Wednesday-Thursday:
Broad ridging looks to prevail with southerly breezes and temps
rebounding back into the 60s Wednesday and 70s Thursday.

Friday-Saturday:
Kept the Friday daytime forecast dry, but various low chances
for rain showers enter the picture for parts of the CWA Friday
night into Saturday, and perhaps a few wet snowflakes at
night/during morning as the next low pressure system arrives. As
mentioned above, plenty of uncertainty in Saturday's temps, which
may not be as warm as we're currently advertising.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 06Z Sunday night)
Issued at 1051 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

Strong LLWS evident in the VWP data is expected to continue for
the next few hours...before diminishing during the early morning
hours Sunday...when the focus will shift to stratus and the
potential for some fog at the terminals. HRRR is indicating dense
fog could develop by 12Z, but at this time...opted to only include
MVFR VSBYs for several hours during the early morning. By mid
morning, winds will once again increase and become gusty out of
the south with gusts to 25 KTS possible at both terminals.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 445 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

As mentioned in the opening paragraph above, at least in terms of
prolonged, multi-day fire weather threats, these four days
(including today) are a pretty serious fire weather threat for our
CWA. Briefly covering each day's situation:

Late this afternoon:
A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for a few more hours for
roughly 2/3 of the CWA, especially those areas south of a line
from Miller-York (including KS counties). As expected in
in an "update" discussion earlier today, a critical combo of
RH/wind speeds did in fact jump several counties north of original
expectations from preceding shift. At least briefly critical
conditions are likely affecting counties outside the ongoing
warning, but in general most of these other counties should fall
slightly short of meeting the 3+ hour aspect of Warning criteria.

Sunday:
Fortunately for much of the CWA, especially the eastern half,
increased dewpoints/RH should keep serious fire weather issues at
bay. However, much of the western half is expected to see at least
"near-critical" parameters, with our far southwest
(Furnas/Harlan/Rooks/Phillips) most favored to at least marginally
breach critical levels. As a result, these 4 counties have been
assigned a Fire Weather Watch.

Monday-Tuesday:
Both of these afternoons are looking fairly serious for fire
weather/danger within the CWA, thanks in large part to stronger
west-northwest winds which especially on Monday could feature
sustained speeds of 30+ MPH and gusts to around 45 MPH. As a
result, a CWA-wide Fire Weather Watch is already out for Monday.
In all reality, Tuesday afternoon could probably justify a Watch
already as well, but with this still being 72 hours away and so
much else going on headline-wise before then, opted to hold off on
any Tuesday fire weather headlines for now.

Wednesday:
At least for now, fire conditions on this day do not look nearly
as "bad" as the preceding two days, but at least a "near-critical"
combo of wind/RH is possible.

Closing with a quick review of our local fire weather thresholds:
"Critical" means the 3+ hour overlap of relative humidity (RH) of 20-
percent-or-lower and sustained winds/gusts of 20+MPH/25+MPH (in the
presence of sufficiently-dry vegetation/fuels). "Near-critical"
means the overlap of 25-percent-or-lower RH and sustained
winds/gusts of 15+MPH/20+MPH.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Issued at 445 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

Although currently/officially expected to fall just short, it
could be a close call with record highs on Sunday afternoon at our
two primary climate sites. The details are as follows...

Record high temperatures for March 5th (Sunday)...
Grand Island: 78 degrees, set in 1978
Hastings: 75 degrees, set in 2009, 1950 & 1910

The current forecast high temperature for both Grand Island and
Hastings is 72 degrees.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...Fire Weather Watch from Monday afternoon through Monday evening
     for NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087.

     Fire Weather Watch Sunday afternoon for NEZ082-083.

KS...Fire Weather Watch from Monday afternoon through Monday evening
     for KSZ005>007-017>019.

     Fire Weather Watch Sunday afternoon for KSZ005-017.

&&

UPDATE...Rossi
SHORT TERM...Pfannkuch
LONG TERM...Pfannkuch
AVIATION...Rossi
FIRE WEATHER...Pfannkuch
CLIMATE...Pfannkuch

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
705 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
060115-
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-
Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-
Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer-
705 PM CST Sat Mar 4 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and
portions of north central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Each afternoon from Sunday through Wednesday, near-critical or
critical fire weather conditions are likely within the outlook
area.

On Sunday, near-critical conditions will focus mainly within
counties west of the Highway 281 corridor, with the highest
potential for critical conditions across Furnas, Harlan, Phillips
and Rooks counties, where a Fire Weather Watch is in effect.

Monday and Tuesday afternoons look to feature the overall most
critical and serious fire weather conditions of the week, thanks
to stronger west-northwest winds. A Fire Weather Watch for Monday
afternoon has already been issued for the entire outlook area,
and later forecasts may need to include a Fire Weather Watch for
Tuesday afternoon as well. On Monday, sustained wind speeds of 25
to 35 MPH are anticipated across much of the area, with gusts of
40 to 45 MPH.

At this time, the fire danger for Wednesday does not appear to be
as high as the preceding few days, but at least near-critical
conditions are still possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

More information may be obtained at the following web page:
   https://www.weather.gov/hastings

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