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FNUS73 KLBF 191702
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON BRIDGE FIRE...CHERRY COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1202 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 19.
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.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
DISCUSSION
WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOME 30 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
TODAY, LEADING TO MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS. THE WIND
DOES WEAKEN TONIGHT, BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY REMAINS POOR.
FRIDAY WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER, HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY LESS, AND GENERALLY FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST. SATURDAY
WILL FEEL LIKE THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WITH ABNORMALLY HOT
TEMPERATURES AND ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS DO INCREASE FROM
THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND BECOME CRITICALLY STRONG AHEAD AND
BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........30 22 19 31 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74 77 79 80 80
RH..............26 21 19 17 17
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 18 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 7
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 11 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST UP TO 4 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........44 53 40 37 34 17 22 22 20 18 15 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 76 70 62 59 56 54 52 50 48 46 45
RH..............19 22 27 36 42 46 48 50 53 58 59 60
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 7 6 5 6 7 9 10 10 10 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 6 15 15 15 17 20 22 18 13 9 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 43 45 48 56 63 69 74 78 80 81 80
RH..............64 65 60 58 47 38 32 28 24 22 21 23
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8
FORECASTER...JACOBS
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA COYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606391.0/LBF
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHERRYCOEM@CHERRYCOUNTYNE.GOV
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