Red Flag Warning
RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 403 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 NEZ039-040-046-161715- /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0003.090316T1800Z-090317T0000Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN- 403 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: IN NEBRASKA...39...40...46. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH. THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER RISK DURING THE AFTERNOON. SHOULD A WILDFIRE START...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 350 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. NEZ204-206-208-210-219-170100- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0003.090316T1700Z-090317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0005.090316T1600Z-090317T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 350 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 /250 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. GRASS FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 350 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. NEZ209-170100- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0005.090316T1600Z-090317T0100Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 350 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. GRASS FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. 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. && $$ POWER
Extreme Fire Danger
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 539 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 .DISCUSSION...BRISK SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES... SUNNY SKIES...AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE VARYING FIRE DANGER IN THE AREA TODAY. THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER WILL BE NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY WHERE THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. DEBRIS BURNING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF WILDFIRES...SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH ANY USE OF FIRE. SDZ050-063-064-068-162115- GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR 539 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 503 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 162300- PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 503 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER. $$
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 427 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-042>044-050-051-065-078-088-161530- KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-SALINE- JEFFERSON- 427 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER. $$
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 417 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 KSZ008-161730- REPUBLIC- 417 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY... THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER. CHECK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE BURNING IS ALLOWED BEFORE STARTING A PLANNED BURN. $$
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 417 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 KSZ009-161730- WASHINGTON- 417 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY... THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER. CHECK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE BURNING IS ALLOWED BEFORE STARTING A PLANNED BURN. $$ THE GFDI DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS WITHIN THE HOUR PRECEDING ANY GIVEN FORECAST HOUR BELOW OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE FORECAST HOUR. PLEASE MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS. GFDI SCALE: (L) LOW 0 TO 2 (M) MODERATE 3 TO 7 (H) HIGH 8 TO 19 (V) VERY HIGH 20 TO 49 (X) EXTREME 50+ (-) MISSING
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 558 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-171100- SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- WESTERN CHERRY- 558 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 /458 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. GRASS FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER... HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE $$ POWER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 548 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-171200- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA- CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE- DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN- LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN- SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON- 548 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FIRE DANGER... THERE WILL BE A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE MISSOURI VALLEY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...TO SOUTHERN PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA. BRISK SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 70 TO 75 AND DRY CONDITIONS...WILL CAUSE THE FIRE DANGER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. $$ RSR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 504 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 NEZ039-040-046-171200- VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN- 504 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER RISK FOR THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE) $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 500 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-171000- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 500 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME CATEGORY OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE THREAT OF FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. $$ BOUSTEAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 427 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 NEZ011-016-017-030>033-042-043-050-065-078-162330- KNOX-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX- BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE- 427 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY SURFACE FUELS WILL ALL CONTRIBUTE TO BRING THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. $$