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North Platte - NE, US, National Weather Service

Frenchman Basin

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SW NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ Friday. AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. TIMING...10 AM CDT (9 AM MDT) Friday through 8 PM CDT (7 PM MDT) Friday evening. WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 20 percent. TEMPERATURES...Up to 63 degrees. LIGHTNING...None expected. IMPACTS...Any fire starts will 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.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY TODAY... .Gusty northwesterly winds will develop later this morning increasing to 25 to 35 MPH this afternoon. Some gusts up to 45 MPH are possible. Winds will combine with minimum RH of 15 to 20 percent, producing critical fire weather conditions across portions of southwestern Nebraska.