315  
FNUS73 KLBF 132306  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOKER COUNTY GRASS FIRE...HOOKER COUNTY SHERIFF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
506 PM CST THU NOV 13 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CST ON NOVEMBER 13.  
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 10 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
EVENING. SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AT OR AROUND 5 TO 10  
MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. A WIND SHIFT LINE WILL SET UP NEAR THE  
HIGHWAY 97 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN CHERRY INTO HOOKER/MCPHERSON  
COUNTIES WITH MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE EAST AND PERSISTENT  
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TO THE WEST. SHOULD THIS WAVER AT ALL,  
DIRECTION MAY SEE A SLIGHT CHANGE. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL  
BE POOR, WITH STEADY LIGHT WINDS AND LOWS ONLY FALLING TO THE  
LOWER 40S. AS A RESULT, HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONLY REACH AROUND 50  
TO 60 PERCENT.  
 
TOMORROW, GREATER FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL EXIST WITH SIMILAR  
HUMIDITY MINIMUMS BUT STRONGER WINDS. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL MAKE A  
RUN TOWARDS 80 DEGREES, PUSHING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY MINIMUMS BACK  
DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER TEENS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE MUCH  
STRONGER, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS AS  
HIGH AS 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL BE QUICK TO INCREASE AFTER  
DAYBREAK FRIDAY WITH GUSTS LIKELY SURPASSING 25 MPH BY 9-10AM MST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........23 35 19 12 5 5 3 4 6 5 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 56 53 52 49 48 46 45 44 43 42 42  
RH..............26 35 39 41 44 46 49 49 51 53 55 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7  
EYE LVL WND GST. 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 8 10 9 6 4 6 8 8 8 14 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42 43 46 51 57 65 71 77 79 79 78 75  
RH..............55 51 45 39 31 24 20 16 16 15 16 17  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 16 18 20 21 23 22 22 18 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 31 30 28 22  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 13 11 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 19 18 17 13  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........14 24 53 61 60 48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............66 53 51 56 53 49  
RH..............24 39 41 37 41 52  
20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 13 W 13 W 15 W 15 NW 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 21 24 24  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 8 SW 8 W 8 W 9 W 9 NW 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 13 14 14  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........24 22 21 22 20 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 46 52 59 62 60  
RH..............68 71 61 47 41 44  
20 FT WIND......NW 15 N 12 N 10 N 10 N 9 NE 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 20 16 14 13 12  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 9 N 7 N 6 N 6 N 5 NE 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 12 10 8 8 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...JURGENSEN  
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2525890.0/LBF  
.DELDT 11/13/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV,911GROUP@KEITHCOUNTYNE.GOV  
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