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WWUS83 KLBF 221756
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1256 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AIR AND VERY DRY
FUELS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS CENTRAL INTO NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. FALLING DEWPOINTS WILL CAUSE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON. FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY SUNSET AS
TEMPERATURES DROP BACK INTO THE 80S ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
INCREASE. HOWEVER BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

NEZ209-230100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0034.120822T1800Z-120823T0100Z/
LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
1256 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOUP...HOLT...CUSTER...
WHEELER AND GARFIELD COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP 
  RIVERS BASIN.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WHICH MAY DEVELOP TODAY HAVE A HIGH 
  POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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