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FNUS73 KLBF 211719
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON BRIDGE FIRE...CHERRY COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1219 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 21.
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 UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY
DISCUSSION
EXPECT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS AFTERNOON, HIGHS WILL REACH THE LOWER 90S
WITH MINIMUM RH AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. WEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 25
MPH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL SUBSIDE
BRIEFLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
PASS THROUGH THE FIRE AREA BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT CDT. EXPECT
AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE BEHIND THE FRONT FOR 3 TO 6 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING
SUNDAY MORNING. BY MIDDAY SUNDAY, NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO
10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT
WILL REACH AROUND 80 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM RH ON SUNDAY OF 35
PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 5 4 23 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............85 89 91 92 91
RH..............14 12 11 10 11
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 20 20 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 7 7 6
EYE LVL WND GST.8 9 12 12 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN
THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 36 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH DECREASING TO
AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO
14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........38 38 27 42 55 67 51 58 61 50 51 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............89 86 80 70 67 64 60 56 52 47 45 42
RH..............11 13 16 22 26 33 41 56 61 68 68 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S NW N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 8 10 13 16 20 23 22 22 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 14 16 20 25 31 36 35 31 29 26
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S NW N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 13 13 11 11
EYE LVL WND GST.9 7 8 10 12 15 19 22 21 19 17 16
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 58 69 87 84 81 47 52 30 40 27 38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 39 38 39 42 45 47 50 53 55 57 57
RH..............80 83 85 80 75 67 59 51 44 40 37 36
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.24 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 18 20 17 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 12 10 10
FORECASTER...BUTTLER
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA COYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606391.0/LBF
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHERRYCOEM@CHERRYCOUNTYNE.GOV
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