Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - North Platte, NE
Areas Affected: Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 6:53pm MDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 6:53pm MDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 11:00am MDT
Event Ends: Thursday 7:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS North Platte NE
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * TIMING...Red Flag Warning in effect through 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT. Red Flag Warning in effect Thursday 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 81. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and will be difficult to control.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94d4e3953fb3b9a5cdb3dd8015d7a1edf3d73708.001.2 Codes: NEZ204 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94d4e3953fb3b9a5cdb3dd8015d7a1edf3d73708.001.2