Weather Alerts-

Make preparations per the instructions

North Platte - NE, US, National Weather Service

Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. TIMING... 11AM CDT /10AM MDT/ to 9PM CDT /8PM MDT/ Saturday WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to the 10 to 15 percent range. TEMPERATURES...Reaching the middle 70s to lower 80s. LIGHTNING... None expected. IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and will 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.

...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY. REISSUED TO CORRECT TIMING BULLET...