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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1245 PM CST FRI NOV 6 2009 /1145 AM MST FRI NOV 6 2009/

...VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND RECORD OR NEAR
RECORD HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON...

DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF UNSEASONABLY
WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY DRY AIR...AND GUSTY WINDS MEANS THAT ANY
FIRES COULD GROW VERY LARGE...AND VERY QUICKLY. BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS
WITH ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY UNTIL SUNSET. IF A FIRE STARTS...CALL
911 IMMEDIATELY.

VALENTINE NEBRASKA ALREADY BROKE A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
JUST AFTER NOON CST...WHEN IT HIT 80 DEGREES. THE OLD RECORD FOR
NOVEMBER 6TH WAS 78 DEGREES SET IN 1909. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OTHER
PARTS OF THE AREA WILL TIE OR BREAK RECORDS THIS AFTERNOON.

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