Avisos

Red Flag Warning issued September 29 at 2:30AM CDT until September 30 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY...* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 EasternPanhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and FireWeather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel RMcKelvie National Forest.* TIMING...11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ this morning to 9 PM CDT /8 PMMDT/ Monday.* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph thisafternoon and tonight. Winds shift northerly Monday morning,with north winds 20 to 30 mph gusting up to 45 mph Mondayafternoon.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent both this afternoon andMonday.* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the low 90s on Sunday. Highs generallyin the 70s on Monday.* LIGHTNING...None.* IMPACTS...Any fire start may spread rapidly and become verydifficult to control.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

National Weather Service