876  
FNUS73 KLBF 182141  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON BRIDGE FIRE...CHERRY COUNTY EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
441 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CDT ON MARCH 18.  
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.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH LATE AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 MPH THIS  
EVENING. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT 79 PERCENT. A WEST WIND THURSDAY INCREASES TO  
15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH HUMIDITY FALLING TO 19 PERCENT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............73  
RH..............27  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..15  
20 FT WIND GUST.21  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9  
EYE LVL WND GST.13  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST UP TO 4 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........39 47 47 48 49 50 49 48 47 37 27 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 71 66 60 56 54 51 50 49 48 45 44  
RH..............29 32 38 47 55 58 65 65 66 68 73 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 10 9 8 8 7 8 7 7 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 12 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 7 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........16 14 13 13 14 15 18 22 26 27 28 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 41 43 46 54 62 68 73 76 78 79 80  
RH..............75 79 75 67 52 43 34 27 24 21 19 20  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 9 13 13 13 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 13 14 16 17 18 20 20 18 16  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 8 8 8 10 10 11 12 12 11 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...ROBERG  
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA COYLE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2606391.0/LBF  
.DELDT 03/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHERRYCOEM@CHERRYCOUNTYNE.GOV, NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV  
 
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