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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F
2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.00 inFalling 0.05 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
  • UV Index: $VPuv None
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - North Platte, NE

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest, NE

Red Flag Warning issued March 12 at 2:44AM CDT until March 12 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

Areas Affected: Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest; Loup Rivers Basin; Frenchman Basin; Loess Plains

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 2:44am CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 2:44am CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 10:00pm CDT

Event Onset: Thursday 12:00pm CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 10:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS North Platte NE

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

...Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Expected Today...

* 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...12 PM CDT/ 11 AM MDT to 10 PM CDT/ 9 PM MDT Thursday

* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the 70s.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

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

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.405c97aa6cf0a5adb41686a6d593c7c7283e6011.001.1
Codes: NEZ204, NEZ206, NEZ208, NEZ209, NEZ210, NEZ219
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.405c97aa6cf0a5adb41686a6d593c7c7283e6011.001.1