WWUS83 KLBF 220858 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 358 AM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026 NEZ204-206-208>210-219-221000- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260322T0900Z/ 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- 358 AM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026 /258 AM MDT Sun Mar 22 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... Gusty north winds are expected to continue through the rest of the night and into the late morning. Humidity continues to recover to around 80 percent behind a cold front, with cooler temperatures across the region. Therefore, critical fire weather conditions are expected to be over for tonight. $$