| Event | Red Flag Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Frenchman Basin |
| Effective | 8/1/2026, 12:43:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/2/2026, 4:00:00 AM CDT |
Red Flag Warning issued August 1 at 12:43PM 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 Red
Flag Warning for ow relative humidity and gusty south winds,
which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday.
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin.
* TIMING…
* WINDS…South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 20 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Into the upper 90s.
* LIGHTNING…None expected.
* IMPACTS…Any fire starts have the potential to spread rapidly.
Instructions
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.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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