Fire Weather Watch: Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-10-09 18:49ingested 2026-10-10 02:44

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Fire Weather Watch — Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible. ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST AND A PORTION OF WY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST, BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX/NIOBRARA RIVER, LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT, LODGEPOLE CREEK/SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE, AND GOSHEN/MIDDLE-LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 433, 435, 436, and 437. * TIMING...Saturday afternoon. * WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 14 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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