Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
149 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
NEZ204-142100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0020.260615T1800Z-260616T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
1249 AM MDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE
EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS...
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is
in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.
* TIMING...noon through 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 80.
* 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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1237 AM MDT Sun Jun 14 2026
NEZ434>437-WYZ417-418-432-433-150000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0016.260615T1800Z-260616T0300Z/
Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest-
Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River-
Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument-
Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle-
Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National
Grassland-
Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains-
Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland-Goshen/Middle-
Lower North Platte River Basin-
1237 AM MDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 417, 418, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, AND 437...
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through
Monday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418, 432, 433, 434, 435,
436, and 437.
* WIND...Northwest to north winds at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
35 mph.
* HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.
* 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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Air Quality Alert
NEZ002-151815-
Dawes County-
Including the cities of Chadron and Chadron St Park
116 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026
The following is transmitted in collaboration with the Nebraska
Department of Health and Human Services and the Nebraska
Department of Environment and Energy...
WHAT...Air Quality Alert
WHERE...Dawes County (South Fork Fire region) Nebraska
WHEN... 06/14/2026 12:00 AM until 06/15/2026 12:00 PM
POLLUTANT...PM 2.5 particulates
AIR QUALITY INDEX...Moderate to Unhealthy
ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
An alert for possible Moderate (Air Quality Index yellow category)
to Unhealthy AQI (Air Quality Index red category) due to smoke has
been issued for the following Nebraska counties: Dawes, from June
14, 12:00 am through June 15, 12:00 pm.
During Moderate (AQI yellow category) conditions, those who are
unusually sensitive to particle pollution may experience health
effects, and are advised to minimize prolonged or heavy exertion.
Symptoms such as coughing or shortness of breath are signs to take
it easier.
During Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (orange category)
conditions, members of sensitive groups may experience health
effects. Sensitive groups include people with heart or lung
disease, older adults, children/teens, pregnant women, and those
who are active outdoors. Members of sensitive groups are advised
to minimize prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors and take more
breaks.
During Unhealthy AQI (red category) conditions, some members of
the general public may experience health effects and members of
sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
Sensitive groups include people with heart or lung disease, older
adults, children/teens, pregnant women, and those who are active
outdoors. Those in sensitive groups are advised to avoid prolonged
or heavy exertion and consider moving activities indoors. Everyone
else is advised to minimize prolonged or heavy exertion and take
more breaks during outdoor activities.Smoke from prescribed
burning may affect the air quality in Nebraska. Smoke levels and
wind directions are monitored by Nebraska and other states to
predict when impacts to the air quality may occur.
Smoke from the South Fork Fire near Crawford Nebraska may affect
the air quality in Nebraska. Smoke levels and wind directions are
monitored by Nebraska and other states to predict when impacts to
the air quality may occur.
Information regarding wildfire impacts is available from the
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) at
https://dee.nebraska.gov/smoke-and-air-quality. Updates on the
South Fork fire, including evacuation orders, are posted at
https://www.facebook.com/SouthForkFireINFO.
Alerts are based on data available from weather forecasts, smoke
plume modeling, satellite imagery, and from air quality monitors
located in Omaha, Bellevue, Blair, Lincoln, Beatrice, Grand
Island, and Scottsbluff.
Advisories for smoke and air quality are issued for affected areas
by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and
Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) and posted on
agency webpages and social media sites. By notifying the media
and local health departments, alerts help citizens protect their
health by informing them of days where outdoor activities should
be reduced or avoided to minimize exposure to smoke.
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