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FNUS73 KGID 130118
FWSGID
SPOT FORECAST FOR WIGGINS CANYON ROAD FIRE...DAWSON COUNTY EMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
818 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 CDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
*****WNW WIND (280-300 DEGREES) NOW WILL TURN SHARPLY TO THE NNW-N
(330-350 DEGREES) WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT BETWEEN 930PM
AND 1000PM CDT. *****
THIS FRONT WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS GOING FOR SEVERAL HOURS
THEREAFTER, THOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS DURING THE DAY TODAY. BEHIND
THE FRONT, SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 15-25 MPH, WITH GUSTS,
UNFORTUNATELY, STILL IN THE 30-35 MPH RANGE. EXPECT A MORE
NOTICEABLE DECREASE TO GRADUALLY SET IN AFTER 2AM AND 3AM CDT.
THIS IS WHEN SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 10-20 MPH, WITH SOME GUSTS
AROUND 25 MPH...OUT OF THE N. WINDS WILL DECREASE EVEN FURTHER
TOWARDS OR JUST AFTER SUNRISE, AND SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE BY MID TO LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH
DURING THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY, AND GRADUALLY INCREASE BACK TO THE
10-20 MPH RANGE.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER OVERNIGHT, THOUGH NOT AS
MUCH AS TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. RH SHOULD RISE TO ~30%
AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN TOWARDS 50% BY DAWN. DRY AIR CONTINUES ON
FRIDAY, THOUGH IT WON'T BE AS WARM, SO MINIMUM RHS SHOULD BOTTOM
OUT AROUND 20% DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING
DUST EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO 14
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 TO 29 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 34 36 34 31 29 25 20 16 19
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....BDT
TSTM COV........
TEMP............68 63 60 57 52 47 44 41 38 35
RH..............18 21 25 29 36 47 49 52 57 63
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..24 23 23 23 23 22 20 17 16 14
20 FT WIND GUST.36 37 37 37 35 32 29 28 24 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 29 28 28 24 23 23 20 16 14
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6
TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7
TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 26 27 28 29 29 29 29 30 31 32 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 31 29 32 38 41 46 50 52 56 59 60
RH..............63 65 67 56 43 39 32 28 26 23 22 21
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW N N S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 7 5 5 6 7 7 9 10 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 12 11 11 11 12 13 15 16 18 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N W SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 8 8 10 7 7 12 15 16 17 18
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16 TO
17 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40 44 43 42 42 41 40 40 36 31 27 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 59 55 51 49 47 46 45 43 41 39 37
RH..............21 24 27 32 35 38 40 42 48 50 56 58
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE S S S S S SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 23 24 23 23 22 22 21 19 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 1.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE S S S S SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 22 23 25 23 22 20 18 18 17 16
FORECASTER...THIES
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WOLDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/12/26
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