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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE

907 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND

EVENING...



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Montgomery-Page-

907 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR

WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...



The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Red

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

effect until 8 PM CDT this evening.



* AFFECTED AREA...Montgomery and Page counties.



* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



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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907 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND

SOUTHWEST IOWA...



* AFFECTED AREA...Knox, Cedar, Thurston, Antelope, Pierce, Wayne,

  Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Platte, Monona, Colfax,

  Dodge, Washington, Butler, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Harrison,

  Shelby, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, Otoe, Pottawattamie, Saline,

  Mills, Jefferson, Gage, Fremont, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, and

  Richardson counties.



* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



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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