835  
FNUS73 KGID 281218  
FWSGID  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUP TREX- SCHOOL LAND...PHEASANTS FOREVER/ TNC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
718 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING FOR THE GREELEY COUNTY AREA...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
GIVEN THAT THE BURN SITE IS TECHNICALLY IN A RED FLAG WARNING  
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON, EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED AS EXTREME FIRE  
BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE.  
 
TODAY WILL FEATURE NEAR-RECORD WARMTH WITH AN AFTERNOON HIGH  
TEMPERATURE IN THE MID-UPPER 80S. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL  
EASILY MEET CRITICAL THRESHOLDS...SUSTAINED AT LEAST 20-25 MPH AND  
GUSTING AT LEAST 30-35 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STEADILY FALL  
FROM 30-40 PERCENT LATE THIS MORNING, DOWN TO 20-25% MID-LATE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
ANYTIME AFTER ROUGHLY 7 PM, AT LEAST SPOTTY SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM  
ACTIVITY COULD DEVELOP IN THE GENERAL AREA, AS A SURFACE COLD  
FRONT SINKS SOUTHWARD AND SWITCHES WINDS AROUND TO A NORTH-  
NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87 AT MID-AFTERNOON.  
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 22 PERCENT AT MID-AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT LEAST 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS  
AT LEAST 30-35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING FROM AROUND 2,000 FT AGL LATE THIS  
MORNING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL BY MID-AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 30 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 25 26 23 20 16 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............71 76 80 82 85 86 87  
RH..............42 36 31 29 26 24 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 22 22 22 21 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.33 35 36 36 35 33 31  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.1 2.7 3.5 4.9 6.2 7.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 26 29 30 29 28  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 NEAR SUNRISE.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT NEAR SUNRISE.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........25 29 34 38 43 58 73 88 85 82 79 82  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............87 83 75 70 66 61 58 54 52 51 48 48  
RH..............22 25 34 42 48 60 67 74 77 77 83 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S W N N N N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 14 10 9 10 13 13 12 12 13 13 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 23 21 20 21 21 21 20 21 22 23 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.3 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW SW NE N N N N NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 18 21 20 16 17 20 20 18 20 20 21  
 
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 29 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR  
ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......TOPPING OUT AROUND 1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 24 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........85 88 91 93 96 95 95 95 94 93 92 91  
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............47 45 45 43 46 46 50 50 50 50 50 48  
RH..............83 86 86 89 79 79 68 68 68 68 66 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 23 23 24 23 21 21 22 23 22  
 
 
 
FORECASTER...PFANNKUCH  
REQUESTED BY...PATTY CARRICK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508329.0/GID  
.DELDT 03/28/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AJCARRICKMI@YAHOO.COM  
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