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Fire Weather Watch

Active

Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest; Loup Rivers Basin; Frenchman Basin; Loess Plains

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Severity Severe
Urgency Future
Certainty Possible

Details

* AFFECTED AREA...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...1 PM CDT / Noon MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to 15 to 20 percent range.
* TEMPERATURES...upper 70s north to upper 80s south.
* LIGHTNING...None expected.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and be difficult to control.
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