42°32'N / 99°51'W / Altitud 768 m / 12:22 18/03/2026, America/Chicago (UTC-5)
de: 18/03/2026, 12:00
a: 18/03/2026, 15:00
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains.
* TIMING...Red Flag Warning in effect Wednesday 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to around 12 to 20 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Upper 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.
Brown
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.
NWS North Platte NE
18/03/2026, 03:37