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. && $$ Pfannkuch