Severe Weather Alerts

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for low humidity, near record warmth, and gusty
winds, which is in effect from late Monday morning through early Monday
evening.

* 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 and Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin.

* TIMING...11 AM CDT/ 10 AM MDT to 8 PM CDT/ 7 PM MDT Monday

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Climbing into the middle to upper 70s.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread
rapidly and will be difficult to control.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.