...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE WESTERN SANDHILLS AND PORTIONS OF 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 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...Noon to 10 PM CDT Saturday. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to around 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s to lower 90s. * LIGHTNING...Lightning possible late afternoon through the evening as thunderstorms approach from the west. * IMPACTS...Any fires which may develop, will have a high probability to spread rapidly and be difficult to control. 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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior. &&
