Weather Alerts For Stratton, NE

# HEADLINE -------------------- Multiple Hours of Critical Fire Weather Possible Wednesday FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079, 080, AND 081 # SUMMARY -------------------- .An early morning frontal passage is forecast to lead to breezy to windy conditions through the day Wednesday. The highest wind gusts for the day are forecast Wednesday morning before a higher sustained wind of 20-25 mph continues through the late morning and afternoon. Humidity is forecast to fall into the mid teens by the early afternoon hours. # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA Fire Weather Zones 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock and 081 Red Willow. TIMING From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. WINDS North 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY As low as 15 percent. IMPACTS Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control. ISSUED AT Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Goodland KS HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow