Severe Weather Alerts

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA...

* 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 210 Frenchman Basin and
Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains.

* TIMING...Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT to 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to 10 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s to lower 90s, warmest across the
central and northern Sandhills.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and be difficult
to control

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
POSSIBLY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest winds between 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30
to 35 mph this afternoon. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
35 MPH Tuesday afternoon.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15-20 percent both today and
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...South Central Nebraska and North Central
Kansas Locations outside of the warning will still be expected
to reach elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE
ZONE 209...

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is
in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin.

* TIMING...Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT to 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT or the red
flag warning. Noon CDT through 9 PM CDT Tuesday for the fire
weather watch.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph today.
Northwest 15 to 25 with gusts up to 35 MPH Tuesday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to 17 to 22 percent today. Around 20
percent Tuesday.

* TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s today. Upper 70s Tuesday

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and be difficult
to control.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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