CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
- AFFECTED AREA: Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains.
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TIMING: 9 AM CDT to 9 PM CDT Saturday.
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WINDS: South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
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RELATIVE HUMIDITY: As low as 13 to 18 percent during the afternoon hours.
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TEMPERATURES: Mid 60s to mid 70s, warmest across western Nebraska.
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LIGHTNING: None expected.
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IMPACTS: Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult to control.
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS: very poor overnight humidity recovery is expected Friday night into Saturday morning and could favor an earlier start to critical conditions for portions of the area.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...9 AM CDT to 9 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 to 18 percent during the afternoon hours. * TEMPERATURES...Mid 60s to mid 70s, warmest across western Nebraska. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult to control. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...very poor overnight humidity recovery is expected Friday night into Saturday morning and could favor an earlier start to critical conditions for portions of the area.
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