...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 039, 040, 046, 047, 060, 061, 062, 072, 073, 074 AND 082...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS.

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST, SUSTAINED GENERALLY 15 TO 25
MPH AND GUSTING UP TO AROUND 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING AS LOW AS 12 TO 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF
ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START A FIRE.

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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