⚠️ Fire Weather Watch – Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR – Friday, July 31, 2026

Fire Weather Watch issued July 31 at 11:09PM CDT until August 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

…Fire Weather Watch Sunday…

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty south winds,
which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA…Portions of western Nebraska including Fire
Weather Zone 204; Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.

* TIMING…From 10 AM to 10 PM MDT.

* WINDS…South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…High temepratures nearing 100 degrees.

* LIGHTNING…None expected.

* IMPACTS…Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly.

Instructions

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

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.