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FNUS73 KLBF 171012
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROAD 203...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
512 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MARCH 17.
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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
THE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY REMAINS LARGELY ON TRACK. THE ONLY
ADJUSTMENT MADE WAS TO INCREASE AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS CLOSER TO 40
MPH WITH SLIGHTLY LONGER DURATION INTO THE EVENING.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION:
TUESDAY, SURFACE WINDS WILL BACK FROM SOUTHERLY TO
NORTHWESTERLY AND BECOME GUSTY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH
WILL BE EXPECTED SHORTLY AFTER NOON. THE DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL
PROMOTE A MODEST WARMUP, WITH EXPECTED HIGHS RUNNING SOME 10 TO
15 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS. HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO NEAR
25-30 PERCENT IN FULL SUN WITH SOUTH FACING SLOPES POSSIBLY
LOWERING BELOW 25%. GIVEN THESE NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS, WE ARE
IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF WEST
CENTRAL NEBRASKA, INCLUDING FOR THE ROAD 203 FIRE. EXPECT
ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK, WITH HIGHS MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF JUNE RATHER THAN MID
MARCH. A RIDGE BREAKDOWN IS LOOKING LIKELY FOR LATE WEEKEND WHICH
WOULD BRING THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY OF WIDESPREAD ANOMALOUSLY HIGH
WINDS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
20 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 38 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 9
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........80 92 94 88 73 57 59 45 56 57 68 72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............23 24 26 29 34 41 48 54 61 63 65 66
RH..............45 44 44 44 44 42 41 40 33 34 33 31
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 15 16 15 17 23 23 23 23 20
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 24 24 23 24 29 35 37 38 38 31
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW W W W W NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 8 9 10 9 10 14 14 14 14 12
EYE LVL WND GST.11 13 14 14 14 14 17 21 22 23 23 19
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........72 79 75 66 54 50 37 33 26 21 12 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65 63 58 52 49 47 46 44 42 42 40 39
RH..............34 37 44 55 60 64 66 68 73 73 78 80
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..16 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.28 21 14 16 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.17 13 8 10 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 27 36 28 26 23 23 20 27 30 33 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 39 40 44 51 58 65 70 74 76 76 76
RH..............79 81 76 69 59 47 40 33 29 26 26 27
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 16 18 18 22 24 25 26 25 28
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 10 11 11 13 14 15 16 15 17
FORECASTER...JURGENSEN
REQUESTED BY...GLEN LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2605790.5/LBF
.DELDT 03/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GLEWIS.FIRE@GMAIL.COM,NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV
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