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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
702 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.A combination of near record high temperatures, low relative
humidity, and gusty southwest winds may lead to critical fire
weather conditions across the Panhandle, Sandhills, portions of
north central and southwest Nebraska.

NEZ204-206-208-210-219-150115-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0002.260215T1800Z-260216T0000Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-Frenchman Basin-Loess Plains-
702 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026 /602 AM MST Sat Feb 14 2026/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE PANHANDLE, SANDHILLS,
AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* 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 210 Frenchman Basin and
  Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains.

* TIMING...Noon CST through 6 PM CST or 11 AM MST through 5 PM
  MST.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 68.

* LIGHTNING...Not expected

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly grow and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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Taylor