347  
FNUS73 KLBF 282252  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHBY FIRE...SANDHILLS FIRE PROTECTION AGENCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
552 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON MARCH 28.  
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  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS FROM THE SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AT  
5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. A WIND SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL  
OCCUR AROUND 3 AM MDT AND BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. WINDS FROM  
THE NORTHWEST WILL THEN INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS  
POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 25 MPH FROM AROUND 9 AM MDT THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON HOURS SUNDAY. WINDS QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON AND SHIFT TO THE EAST SUNDAY EVENING AT 5 TO 15 MPH.  
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT (AROUND 45%). VERY LOW  
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON (AROUND 10%). HUMIDITY  
RECOVERY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE POOR (AROUND 40%).  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MISSING.  
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........81  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............69  
RH..............18  
20 FT WIND DIR..S  
20 FT WIND SPD..14  
20 FT WIND GUST.18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8  
EYE LVL WND GST.11  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8  
MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM  
SKY (%).........81 77 71 60 41 32 30 37 46 53 46 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............69 67 66 61 55 51 49 49 49 49 48 45  
RH..............18 17 17 22 28 34 38 39 39 40 40 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 17 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM  
SKY (%).........38 29 30 33 22 12 12 11 11 11 11 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 43 47 53 61 67 73 76 78 79 80 81  
RH..............45 42 34 27 21 16 14 12 11 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 15 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 18 22 23 24 24 25 25 22 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 11 11 13 14 14 14 15 15 13 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...TAYLOR  
REQUESTED BY...DEVON WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2608034.2/LBF  
.DELDT 03/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV,BULLDOG435@GMAIL.COM  
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