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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Hastings NE

909 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Likely Saturday into Early

Sunday Morning...



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909 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM CDT

SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND

CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...



The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag

Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect

from 11 AM Saturday to 4 AM CDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is

no longer in effect.



* WINDS...On Saturday into Saturday evening, out of the south to

  southwest...sustained 10 to 20 MPH and gusting 20 to 30 MPH.

  After midnight Saturday night into early Sunday morning,

  abruptly turning northerly behind a strong cold front...with

  gusts to at least 30 to 40 MPH. 



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 15 percent on Saturday

  afternoon, then increasing to 30 to 40 percent late Saturday

  night into early Sunday morning.  



* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor 

  burning is not recommended.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Although winds Saturday into Saturday

  evening will not be overly-strong, record-breaking heat and very

  low relative humidity will still promote dangerous fire weather

  conditions. Any fires that might start on Saturday would then be

  subject to by a sharp/abrupt shift to strong northerly winds

  early Sunday morning behind a cold front.



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.



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