Advarsler, Brown County Hospital

Red Flag Warning issued June 17 at 12:09PM CDT until June 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE * 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 through 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 45 and 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the lower to mid 80s this afternoon. * LIGHTNING...none expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts should spread rapidly and be difficult to control. 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.