Fire Weather Watch

* 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.