Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - North Platte, NE
Areas Affected: Loup Rivers Basin
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 12:01am CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 12:01am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 9:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS North Platte NE
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TODAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND THE EASTERN NEBRASKA SANDHILLS... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CDT today. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...Today, Noon CDT through 9 PM CDT. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Strongest gusts generally west of Highway 183. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 18 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs of 82 to 85 degrees. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and 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.c863ccd69450509ae2635e5dd0c85f225894d957.002.1 Codes: NEZ209 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c863ccd69450509ae2635e5dd0c85f225894d957.002.1