Severe Weather Alerts

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* WINDS...Southwest winds between 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30
to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15-20 percent.

* 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.

...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 209 Loup Rivers Basin, 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.