247  
FNUS73 KLBF 280947  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHBY FIRE...SANDHILLS FIRE PROTECTION AGENCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
447 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 MDT ON MARCH 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THE NWS NORTH PLATTE OFFICE AT 308-532-0921 (OR  
AT 1-800-603-3562) IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY. A SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING,  
THEN 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A TEMPERATURE NEAR 37 DEGREES AT 6AM, WARMING  
TO A HIGH AROUND 72. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FALLING TO 16 PERCENT AT 3PM. SOUTH  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. POOR  
HUMIDITY RECOVERY ONLY TO 44 PERCENT.  
 
WARMER ON SUNDAY WITH A HIGH AROUND 80. A NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH  
HUMIDITY FALLING TO 11 PERCENT.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 41 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 11 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM  
SKY (%).........11 10 14 16 14 18 17 33 52 49 43 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............36 37 38 40 42 46 51 58 63 67 71 72  
RH..............35 35 35 34 34 32 27 23 20 17 16 16  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..25 26 26 28 29 26 25 23 23 21 20 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.36 39 39 40 41 40 38 36 36 33 32 31  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.15 16 16 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 12 11  
EYE LVL WND GST.22 23 23 24 25 24 23 22 22 20 19 19  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 10 MPH AFTER 3  
AM.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 6  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM  
SKY (%).........56 59 63 65 41 31 48 44 37 35 37 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 70 66 62 58 55 53 52 52 51 49 47  
RH..............16 18 21 25 29 33 36 39 39 39 42 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE S S S SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 14 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 23 21 18 18 18 16 14 14 14 14 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SE SE S S S SW W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.17 14 13 11 11 11 10 8 8 8 8 8  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM  
SKY (%).........30 30 34 27 20 16 11 7 8 9 10 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 45 48 53 59 65 70 75 78 79 80 80  
RH..............45 43 39 32 25 19 16 13 12 11 11 11  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 17 18 21 23 23 23 21 20 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 12 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...ROBERG  
REQUESTED BY...DEVON WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2608034.1/LBF  
.DELDT 03/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BULLDOG435@GMAIL.COM,NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV  
 
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