Weather Alert in Nebraska
Red Flag Warning issued March 17 at 12:17AM MDT until March 17 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
AREAS AFFECTED: Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
DESCRIPTION: ...TWO PART FIRE WEATHER WATCH... .PART ONE WILL FEATURE STRONG WINDS AND MARGINAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY, PART TWO WILL FEATURE GUSTY WINDS, CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430, 431, 432, 433, 436, AND 437... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 430, 431, 432, 433, 436, and 437. * WIND...For the Red Flag Warning, sustained winds 25 to 30 mph, gusting up to 40 mph. For the Fire Weather Watch, sustained winds 20 to 30 mph, gusting up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...For the Red Flag Warning, 18 to 22 percent. For the Fire Weather Watch, 10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Poor overnight humidity recoveries are expected for the duration of the Fire Weather Watch. Well above average temperatures are also expected which will contribute considerably to the dry conditions.
INSTRUCTION: 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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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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