URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012
…DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY…
.A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. ONLY
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT…BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY…MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION.
WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY…WITH
GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE
DANGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
IAZ056-069-270930-
/O.EXA.KOAX.FW.A.0002.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/
SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-
334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 056 AND 069…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
* WIND…WEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 20 MPH…WITH GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY…RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT
DURING THE AFTERNOON…AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET.
* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012
…DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY…
.A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. ONLY
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT…BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY…MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION.
WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY…WITH
GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE
DANGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
IAZ055-NEZ045-052-053-066-067-078-088-089-270930-
/O.CON.KOAX.FW.A.0002.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/
HARRISON-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-JEFFERSON-
GAGE-
334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 045…052…
053…055…066…067…078…088 AND 089…
* WIND…WEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 20 MPH…WITH GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY…RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY
NOON ACROSS THE AREA…AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET.
* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.