500  
FNUS73 KLBF 181234  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN/ROCK COUNTY LINE FIRE...EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
634 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CST ON FEBRUARY 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
 
 
WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BECOME MORE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT  
15 TO 25 MPH FROM AROUND 9AM TO NOON. AFTER NOON WINDS WILL START  
TO DECREASE AND BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  
WINDS INCREASE FROM THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL  
DROP INTO THE 15 TO 20% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD HUMIDITY  
RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH HUMIDITY RISING TO 85 TO 90% LATE, TOWARD  
DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 8 8 10 12 14 19 23 28 36 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............33 32 37 41 45 49 52 54 54 55 53  
RH..............47 47 40 36 29 24 21 18 18 17 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 16 17 18 17 15 13 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 25 28 29 28 24 18 15 13 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W NW NW NW N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 10 11 10 9 8 6 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.15 14 15 17 17 17 14 11 9 8 6  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 17  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 10  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........51 44 37 30 36 42 48 52 56 60 69 79  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 45 39 36 33 31 28 26 25 23 21 20  
RH..............22 26 31 35 39 47 55 60 62 71 74 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 13 16 18 20 20 22 22 24 28 29  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 8 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 17 17  
 

 
FORECASTER...TAYLOR  
REQUESTED BY...TRACI BOOTH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2603041.0/LBF  
.DELDT 02/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL EM@BROWNCOUNTYNE.GOV  
 
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