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: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains
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. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 417, 418, 419, 432, 433, 434,and 435. * WIND...Sustained winds 20 to 30 mph, gusting up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...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 Altocumulus Clouds?
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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are
characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets
than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.
Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km)
and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer.
These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift
in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
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