411  
FNUS73 KLBF 130033  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROAD 203...GPC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
733 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 CDT ON MARCH 12.  
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 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 50, POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH MID-EVENING, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO THE  
OVERNIGHT. NOTE THAT A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY WILL OCCUR  
IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES /740PM CENTRAL?. WIND GUSTS THROUGH  
THE OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN IN THE 40MPH RANGE THROUGH AT LEAST 2 AM,  
WITH GUSTS TO WEAKENING TO 20 MPH BY SUNRISE. OVERNIGHT RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE EXTREMELY POOR. NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE  
TOMORROW, BUT WEAKEN. BY MID- AFTERNOON, WINDS RETURN TO  
SOUTHERLY. TOMORROW AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY  
COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 55 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 33 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........54 58 41 32 22 20 34 28 23 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............64 58 51 47 44 41 38 36 33 31  
RH..............23 29 37 44 49 50 52 52 53 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..26 24 24 24 23 22 21 18 15 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.55 54 36 36 36 37 39 25 21 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.16 14 14 14 14 13 13 11 9 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.33 32 22 22 22 22 23 15 13 10  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH DECREASING TO UP  
TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 31 35 34 36 29 36 42 32 46 42 61  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............29 28 28 30 32 36 40 44 48 51 54 55  
RH..............63 66 68 63 61 54 46 41 35 33 30 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 8 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 9 9 9 9 12 12 14 16 18 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 10 11 11  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO  
8 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER 3  
AM.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........66 75 73 73 73 70 68 65 62 58 55 55  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 55 53 50 47 44 42 40 38 36 34 32  
RH..............30 31 33 37 42 45 48 50 54 56 61 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 8 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 22 22 22 21 20 18 17 16 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...JACOBS  
REQUESTED BY...GPC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2605577.0/LBF  
.DELDT 03/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SDGPC@FIRENET.GOV  
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