993 

WWUS85 KPUB 150607
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1207 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026

COZ220>222-224>237-152215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0035.260416T1700Z-260417T0300Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas-
Prowers County Including Lamar-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
1207 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222,
224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236,
AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225,
  226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237.

* TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
  and spread rapidly and erratically.

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.

&&

$$






181 

WWUS83 KGID 150639
RFWGID

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
139 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY...

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
152100-
/O.NEW.KGID.FW.A.0010.260416T1700Z-260417T0300Z/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-
Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-
Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-
Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer-
139 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...From the south, sustained around 20 MPH, and gusting at
  least 25 to 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. 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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427 

WWUS83 KLBF 150654
RFWLBF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
154 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY..

NEZ204-206-208>210-219-152100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0013.260416T1600Z-260417T0500Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-Loup Rivers Basin-Frenchman Basin-Loess Plains-
154 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 /1254 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDTY AND GUSTY WINDS
FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* 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...Thursday, 11 AM CDT / 10 AM MDT through Midnight CDT
  / 11 PM MDT.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 16 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...78 to 86 degrees.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and be
  difficult to control.

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.

&&

$$