| Event | Fire Weather Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR |
| Effective | 6/14/2026, 1:49:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/14/2026, 4:00:00 PM CDT |
Fire Weather Watch issued June 14 at 1:49AM CDT until June 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is
in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.
* TIMING…noon through 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS…Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 80.
* LIGHTNING…none expected.
* IMPACTS…Any fire starts could spread rapidly and be difficult
to control.
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.
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