Weather Alerts for Douglas County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Fire Weather Watch  FIRE WEATHER WATCH   Fire Weather Watch
DOUGLAS COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Knox - Cedar - Thurston - Antelope - Pierce - Wayne - Boone - Madison - Stanton - Cuming - Burt - Platte - Colfax - Dodge - Washington - Butler - Saunders - Douglas - Sarpy - Seward - Lancaster - Cass - Otoe - Saline - Jefferson - Gage - Johnson - Nemaha - Pawnee - Richardson
Effective: Thu, 3/19 1:19pm Updated: Thu, 3/19 3:05pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Fri, 3/20 1:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday morning through late Saturday night.

* AFFECTED AREA...Knox, Cedar, Thurston, Antelope, Pierce,
Wayne, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Platte, Colfax,
Dodge, Washington, Butler, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Seward,
Lancaster, Cass, Otoe, Saline, Jefferson, Gage, Johnson,
Nemaha, Pawnee, and Richardson Counties.

* TIMING...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Information:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag
Warnings.