Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Bristow, NE ∙ Lemoyne, NE ∙ Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, NE ∙ Keystone, NE ∙ Arabia, NE ∙ Rushville, NE ∙ Sutherland, NE ∙ Ainsworth Municipal Airport, NE ∙ Bingham, NE ∙ Lake Maloney, NE

Headline

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * TIMING...Today, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 14% this afternoon. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. * LIGHTNING...None expected * IMPACTS...Any fire starts could 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

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