Weather Alert in Nebraska
Fire Weather Watch issued March 17 at 12:17AM MDT until March 21 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 Cirrostratus Clouds?
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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above
20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant
feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky.
These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching
100 mph.
What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.
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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?
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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore
it is a crucial process in the water cycle.
Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid,
and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and
become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as
water droplets.
Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for
us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized
into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the
surface of a cold drink!
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