978
FNUS73 KLBF 121919
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR MASON CITY WEST FIRE...CUSTER COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
219 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 12.
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 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
AFTERNOON HIGHS MAY ADD ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO BUT ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT WARM UP FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON IS NOT EXPECTED. WINDS WILL
REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY OUT OF THE WEST WITH A SLOW BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS SHOULD FALL OFF QUICKLY THIS
EVENING AS THEY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AT LESS THAN 10 MPH BY 6-7PM.
A SLIGHT INCREASE BEYOND 10PM IS POSSIBLE AS WINDS CONTINUE TO TURN
TO THE SOUTHEAST BUT SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 15 MPH. LOWS
SUNDAY NIGHT WILL AGAIN BE MILD, GENERALLY IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER
40S. HUMIDITY RECOVERY MAY BRIEFLY EXCEED 80 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS
AT MOST NEAR AND JUST PRIOR TO DAYBREAK ON MONDAY BEFORE FALLING
QUICKLY AGAIN.
FOR MONDAY, FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES DO NOT INCLUDE CUSTER COUNTY
(ZONE 209) AT THIS TIME BUT SIMILAR AFTERNOON HIGHS AS SEEN SUNDAY
WILL PROMOTE MINIMUM HUMIDITY FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS ONCE
AGAIN. WINDS SHOULD RETURN TO WESTERLY BY EARLY IN THE DAY AS GUSTS
APPROACH 20 MPH FOR THE DAYTIME HOURS. THESE WEAKER WINDS PRECLUDE
HEADLINES AT THIS TIME BUT FURTHER EVALUATION ON THIS THREAT WILL BE
NEEDED WITH SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS. WINDS SHOULD FLIP TO THE NORTH
LATE MONDAY EVENING AS ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY SETTLES THROUGH THE
AREA. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GREATER PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL WILL
ARRIVE TUESDAY WITH SOME, ALBEIT LOW, PROBABILITIES FOR WETTING
RAINS IN THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 7 7 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............83 84 84 85
RH..............17 15 15 14
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 24 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 8
EYE LVL WND GST.14 15 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........15 23 24 26 34 24 16 12 13 15 18 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............85 82 76 67 60 57 56 56 56 54 51 48
RH..............14 16 19 27 36 43 53 64 72 80 86 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 10 10 12 14 16 16 15 15 13 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.12 10 6 6 7 8 10 10 9 9 8 6
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
14 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 41 43 40 38 32 25 19 15 12 8 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 48 53 60 68 74 78 81 82 82 82 83
RH..............89 80 66 47 33 24 19 15 13 13 13 12
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 9 10 13 14 14 14 14 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 10 14 15 17 20 20 21 21 22 22
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 13
FORECASTER...JURGENSEN
REQUESTED BY...MARK REMPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610119.0/LBF
.DELDT 04/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MREMPE@CUSTERCOUNTYNE.GOV,NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV
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