497  
FNUS73 KLBF 151957  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOREFIELD FIRE...FURNAS COUNTY EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
157 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CST ON JANUARY 15.  
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.  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST  
FRIDAY...   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EXPECT PERSISTENT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FALLING  
TO NEAR 18 PERCENT, THEN SLOWLY IMPROVING TO 42 PERCENT BY 9 PM CST.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........39 67 29 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............61 60 60 57  
RH..............20 19 18 21  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..18 20 20 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 28 22  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 12 12 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.16 16 17 13  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
39 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 22 TO 23 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 23 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........9 9 30 35 74 75 77 68 44 21 29 29  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... SW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............47 43 41 40 38 35 35 33 31 30 29 27  
RH..............31 36 39 42 48 52 45 45 47 44 44 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 15 17 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 20 39 39 35 32 33 33 33 33 33  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 12 23 23 21 19 20 20 20 20 20  
 
 
FORECASTER...ROBERG  
REQUESTED BY...ROGER POWELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2600255.0/LBF  
.DELDT 01/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL EM@FURNASCOUNTY.NE.GOV, NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV  
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