Red Flag Warning 41, NWS North Platte, NE

565 
WWUS83 KLBF 022234
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026

NEZ204-030645-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260803T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0041.260803T1700Z-260804T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
434 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT 
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern 
  Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.

* TIMING...Today, until 10PM MDT. Monday, 11AM to 9PM MDT.

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph through
  tonight and into Monday.  

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent Monday afternoon. 

* TEMPERATURES...High temepratures Monday around 100 degrees.
 
* LIGHTNING...Some dry lightning may be possible by late Monday 
  afternoon into early evening.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly 
  and be difficult to control.

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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NEZ210-030400-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260803T0400Z/
Frenchman Basin-
434 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin.

* TIMING...Until 10 PM MDT this evening. 

* WINDS...Southeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 22 percent early this evening. 

* TEMPERATURES...Temepratures in the 80s this evening. 

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly 
  and be difficult to control.

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.

&&

$$

Taylor

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WWUS83 KLBF 030354
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1054 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026

NEZ204-040300-
/O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260803T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0041.260803T1700Z-260804T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
954 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern 
  Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.

* TIMING...Monday, 11AM to 9PM MDT.

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the
  morning shifting to the north during the afternoon hours on
  Monday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent Monday afternoon.

* TEMPERATURES...High temperatures Monday 95 to 100 degrees.

* LIGHTNING...Some dry lightning may be possible by late Monday 
  afternoon into early evening.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly 
  and be difficult to control.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ210-030500-
/O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260803T0400Z/
Frenchman Basin-
954 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...

Relative humidity has recovered to around 40% as of 10 PM MDT over
far southwestern Nebraska. Expect southerly winds of 10 to 20 MPH
with gusts up to 25 MPH to persist into the early overnight hours. 

$$

CLB

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WWUS83 KLBF 030440
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1140 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026

NEZ204-040300-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0041.260803T1700Z-260804T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
1040 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Parts of western Nebraska and the Panhandle.
  This includes Fire Weather Zone 204, Eastern Panhandle/Crescent
  Lake NWR.

* TIMING...Monday, 11AM to 9PM MDT.

* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. 

* LIGHTNING...An isolated dry lightning strike cannot be ruled
  out, but this seems unlikely to occur. 

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly 
  and be difficult to control.

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.

&&

$$

Taylor

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WWUS83 KLBF 030652
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
152 AM CDT Mon Aug 3 2026

NEZ204-040300-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0041.260803T1700Z-260804T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
1252 AM MDT Mon Aug 3 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 11 AM THIS 
MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH 
WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern 
  Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.

* TIMING...Today, 11AM to 9PM MDT.

* WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 90s to around 100.

* LIGHTNING...An isolated dry lightning strike cannot be ruled 
  out, but this seems unlikely to occur.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly 
  and be difficult to control.

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.

&&

$$

979 
WWUS83 KLBF 031734
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1234 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2026


NEZ204-040300-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260804T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
1134 AM MDT Mon Aug 3 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern 
  Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.

* TIMING...Until 9PM MDT.

* WINDS...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Into the upper 90s to low 100s.

* LIGHTNING...An isolated dry lightning strike cannot be ruled out.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly 
  and be difficult to control.

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.

&&

$$

989 
WWUS83 KLBF 040310
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1010 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2026

NEZ204-040415-
/O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260804T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
910 PM MDT Mon Aug 3 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH
WINDS...

Cooler temperatures behind the exiting cold front have allowed
relative humidity to recover to 40 to 50 percent. There will be a
continued threat for gusty north and northeasterly winds over the
next several hours with gusts up to 35 MPH possible, before
diminishing overnight.

$$

CLB

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
637 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Fire weather concerns increase across far western Nebraska into
  the Panhandle today. This is due to a combination of gusty
  south winds and low humidity.

- Additional fire weather concerns across western Nebraska
  Monday. A wind shift will occur with continued low humidity
  values.

- A cold front will bring a chance for showers and thunderstorms
  to the area Monday night with a continued threat for
  precipitation Tuesday into Wednesday.

_ Much cooler temperatures are expected Tuesday and Wednesday with
  highs in the 70s. A gradual warmup will push highs into the
  80s for Thursday with 90s returning for Friday into Saturday.

- The threat for organized measurable precipitation beyond
  Wednesday is low.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 318 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026

Surface high translates eastward toward the Mississippi Valley
region today. Meanwhile, surface low pressure deepens across Wyoming
ahead of a long wave trough nosing into the northern Rockies from
Canada. This sets the stage for gusty south winds to develop,
especially along and west of Highway 183. These winds will combine
with humidity values of 15-20% along and to the west of Highway 61.
Even with the recent rainfall, fuels are there due to the overall
drought conditions. Will continue the Red Flag Warning for portions
of western and far southwest Nebraska through 10pm MDT. As a
southerly low-level jet increases tonight, winds will stay up. In
fact, gusts greater than 35 mph are expected through the night in
the higher elevations of the western Sandhills. Humidity recovery
will also be poor, generally below 60% for areas west of Highway
183.

A classic upper level ridge breakdown occurs Monday as more fire
weather headlines may be needed across western Nebraska. Gusty south
winds will persist through the morning, then by afternoon a cold
front will begin to move southeastward across northwest Nebraska.
This will create a wind shift to the north. Again, very low relative
humidity is expected, and the wind shift is a concern. Also of
concern would be if any isolated high based thunderstorm activity
can develop along the cold front. This could pose a threat for an
isolated dry lightning strike.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 318 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026

A cold front will cross the forecast area Monday evening
bringing an increased threat for thunderstorms across the area.
INVOF the front, storm coverage will be initially isolated with
more scattered coverage into the evening and nighttime hours.
Warm mid level temperatures and decent capping will limit
thunderstorm coverage initially. By evening, cooler mid level
temperatures will arrive as a mid level shortwave approaches
northern Nebraska. Post frontal precipitation seems like a
better bet ATTM with the arrival of this mid level support. With
this in mind, have trended the highest pops into Monday evening
and overnight hours. As for the severe threat Monday evening.
There is a narrow corridor of 1500 to 2500 J/KG CAPE late Monday
afternoon into mid evening Monday. Given the degree of capping
present across the area, the severe threat appears highly
conditional ATTM. If storms do initiate in the late
afternoon/early evening time frame, the main threat will be hail
and damaging winds. Overnight, the front will drop south of the
area, stalling over Kansas. Easterly and northeasterly winds,
along with expected cloud cover, will limit highs to the 70s on
Tuesday and Wednesday. North of the front, a mid level trough
will approach and track across the northern plains Tuesday
night, leading to increased mid level frontogenesis across the
southern 2/3rds of the forecast area. With support from the
deterministic EC soln the latest NBM has a broad swath of 60 to
70% chances of QPF>0.10 inches Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning across the southern half of the forecast area. This is
also supported to a lesser degree with the latest NAM12 and GFS
solns tonight. That being said, low end likely pops in the
southern half of the FA Tuesday night into Wednesday morning
seems reasonable ATTM. Beyond Wednesday, mid level hts will
begin to slowly increase as ridging builds from the SW CONUS
northeast onto the central and southern plains. Precipitation
chances will be spotty at best and the threat for organized
measurable precipitation appears low. Highs will rebound into
the 80s for Thursday with readings reaching into the 90s for
Friday and Saturday. Even warmer temperatures may be on the
horizon the following week as the latest deterministic GFS is
indicating H85 temps approaching the mid 30sC across the area
Sunday into Monday (Aug 9-10).

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 637 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026

Southerly winds will increase this morning reaching gusts up to
25 to 30 KTS this afternoon. Gusty winds will continue this
evening, gradually diminishing overnight to 10 to 20 KTS. Low
level wind shear is possible at both terminals after 06z Monday
and may reach 45 KTS from the south at 2000 FT AGL.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning from 10 AM this morning to 10 PM MDT this
evening for NEZ204-210.

&&

SHORT TERM...Taylor
LONG TERM...Buttler
AVIATION...Buttler

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
241 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-030745-
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-
Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
241 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 /141 AM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected today through late
evening. The main area of concern for near critical and critical fire
weather conditions is west of highway 83. A red flag warning is in
effect for the eastern Panhandle, western Sandhills and far
southwestern Nebraska from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Near critical fire weather conditions are possible Monday generally
west of highway 83. Minimum relative humidity will reach 20 to 25
percent with wind gusts up to 25 mph.

Thunderstorms are possible Monday night across the area. There is a
marginal risk for severe storms across the central Sandhills and
portions of north central Nebraska with hail and damaging winds as
the main threats.

The threat for thunderstorms will continue Tuesday through
Wednesday. At this time the severe threat is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.