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FNUS73 KLBF 051618
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR JEFFERYLAKEEASTRX...NEBRASKA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1018 AM CST THU MAR 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 04.
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
WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS REMAIN
FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST BUT DECREASE SOME THIS EVENING THEN
BECOMING LIGHT EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AROUND 5AM CST FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT QUICKLY MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. AROUND THIS TIME WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TIMING ON THIS WIND SHIFT
COULD CHANGE SLIGHTLY BUT JUST BE AWARE OF THE EXPECTED WIND
SHIFT. HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 30% THIS AFTERNOON BUT
INCREASING HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING, WITH GOOD RECOVERY
TO AROUND 95-100% BUT LATE TONIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 22 16 14 9 5 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 51 57 61 63 64 63
RH..............79 56 40 35 31 30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 6 8 7 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 7 9 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S SW S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 5 4 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.4 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 7 8 7 8 8
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 5 7 10 9 7 6 6 7 7 10 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 53 49 46 45 43 41 39 39 37 34 34
RH..............35 44 54 60 62 65 76 82 76 79 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 8 13 9 10 12 12 12 12 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 12 17 13 15 16 16 16 16 7 5
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 5 8 5 6 7 7 7 7 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 7 10 8 9 10 10 10 10 4 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 17 17 17 16 16 16 14 14 14
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
8 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 4 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 20 21 25 29 51 47 50 54 74 79 85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............31 32 34 39 45 52 58 62 65 67 68 69
RH..............92 96 89 82 69 58 49 44 40 37 37 37
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 6 8 12 15 18 21 21 21 18 17
20 FT WIND GUST.3 7 8 12 16 21 28 29 31 30 28 24
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE SE SE SE S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 3 4 5 7 9 11 13 13 13 11 10
EYE LVL WND GST.2 4 5 7 10 13 17 17 19 18 17 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 17 23 26 28 29 29 29 28 24
FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JASON CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604642.1/LBF
.DELDT 03/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JCLARK25@UNL.EDU
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