675
FNUS73 KLBF 141640
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRILL FIRE...NSFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1140 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 14.
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 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT SUNDAY...
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE FROM THE WEST BY 11 AM TO NOON MDT
TODAY, WITH WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR SUSTAINED,
GUSTING 40 MILES PER HOUR BY 2 PM MDT. AS THESE STRONGER WINDS
ARRIVE, MUCH DRIER AIR WILL ALSO, WITH HUMIDITY RAPIDLY FALLING
INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE UPPER
70S. THESE STRONG WEST GUSTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS, BEFORE A COLD FRONT ARRIVES SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET (10 PM TO
11 PM MDT) TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO A RAPID WIND SHIFT FROM
WEST TO NORTHWEST, WITH WINDS INCREASING AGAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BE SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR, WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH
AS 65 MILES PER HOUR BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
WILL ALSO BRING INCREASING RH, WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING TO 70 TO
75 PERCENT.
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MILES PER HOUR PERSIST
INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BEFORE WINDS SLOWLY WEAKEN SUNDAY EVENING.
MUCH COLDER ON SUNDAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
FINALLY WEAKEN BELOW 25 MILES PER HOUR FROM THE NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
TO WEST 24 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 48
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. WEST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........56 65 71 76 82 87
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 57 67 70 73 72
RH..............41 27 18 16 14 14
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 20 26 29 30 30
20 FT WIND GUST.18 28 40 44 46 48
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 12 16 17 18 18
EYE LVL WND GST.11 17 24 26 28 29
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 30 TO 39 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO
53 MPH INCREASING TO 55 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 14 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 19 TO 23 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 53 MPH INCREASING TO 55
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........92 97 84 70 57 52 48 42 54 65 78 81
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 68 63 58 55 50 40 33 31 29 26 23
RH..............15 17 22 27 32 39 58 72 73 73 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..29 29 28 28 28 31 35 37 37 37 37 39
20 FT WIND GUST.49 49 48 47 45 46 48 49 51 52 53 55
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 19 21 22 22 22 22 23
EYE LVL WND GST.29 29 29 28 27 28 29 29 31 31 32 33
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. NORTH WINDS 28 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 63 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VERY WINDY. NORTH WINDS 17 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 38 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........84 86 84 82 79 74 69 64 59 54 48 44
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
TEMP............20 17 17 16 18 21 24 25 28 28 28 28
RH..............75 73 72 71 65 57 50 45 39 38 36 35
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..41 43 44 44 44 45 45 44 43 41 39 36
20 FT WIND GUST.58 60 61 62 62 63 63 62 61 60 56 51
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.25 26 26 26 26 27 27 26 26 25 23 22
EYE LVL WND GST.35 36 37 37 37 38 38 37 37 36 34 31
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT KNOLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2605786.0/LBF
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCOTT.KNOLES@NEBRASKA.GOV
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