Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued April 15 at 1:54AM CDT until April 17 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 14, 2026 - 11:54pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY..
* 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...Thursday, 11 AM CDT / 10 AM MDT through Midnight CDT
/ 11 PM MDT.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 16 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...78 to 86 degrees.
* LIGHTNING...None expected.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and be
difficult to control.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest; Loup Rivers Basin; Frenchman Basin; Loess Plains
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender: