618
FNUS73 KLBF 160322
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR LUNKWITZ FIRE...REGION 51 EMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
922 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 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 UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
STRONG NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN THE WAKE
OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GUSTS WILL MAINTAIN FAIRLY STEADY
STRENGTH, AT OR AROUND 50 MPH GUSTS, THROUGH AS LATE AS 11PM CST
BEFORE DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY. EVEN WITH THE DECREASE, GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 35 MPH THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE QUICKLY FALLING, INVADING DRY AIR WILL
OFFSET THIS AND PROMOTE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY LIMITED TO AROUND
50 TO 60 PERCENT. CAN'T RULE OUT A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW BUT
NO ACCUMULATIONS OR APPRECIABLE EQUIVALENT LIQUID IS EXPECTED.
THE MOST PERSISTENT STRONG TO SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
DURING THE DAYTIME FRIDAY. SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY RAMP UP AGAIN WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS ONCE AGAIN CLIMBING TO
AROUND 55 TO 65 MPH. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB OUT OF
THE LOW TO MIDDLE 30S BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL
FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE.
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY RETURN ON SATURDAY THAT
WILL AGAIN PROMOTE NEAR-CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS EVEN AS AFTERNOON HIGHS STRUGGLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE
LOWER 20S.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE
EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 43 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 26 MPH.
TIME (CST) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........85 80 66 68 37 46 49 45
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 36 35 33 31 30 29 27
RH..............44 47 43 47 49 46 46 50
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..23 24 23 22 25 24 23 25
20 FT WIND GUST.40 43 40 37 41 40 38 40
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 14 13 15 14 14 15
EYE LVL WND GST.24 26 24 22 25 24 23 24
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 23 TO 31 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 51 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 56 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 19 TO 22 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 34 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 57 62 61 60 68 72 81 78 78 66 51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............27 25 24 26 28 30 32 33 33 33 33 30
RH..............48 52 52 50 46 42 36 34 31 29 27 29
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 23 26 28 30 31 33 36 35 35 31
20 FT WIND GUST.41 40 40 44 46 47 51 55 56 55 52 46
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.15 15 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 21 21 19
EYE LVL WND GST.25 24 24 26 28 28 31 33 34 33 31 28
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 7 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP
TO 38 MPH IN THE EVENING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP
TO 38 MPH IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........44 32 41 49 48 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............26 21 19 18 15 11
RH..............32 37 39 38 44 50
20 FT WIND......NW 25 NW 24 NW 22 NW 18 NW 18 NW 20
20 FT WIND GUST.38 36 31 26 26 28
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 15 NW 14 NW 13 NW 11 NW 11 NW 12
EYE LVL WND GST.23 22 19 16 16 17
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 37 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........42 36 30 23 14 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............9 9 12 17 22 22
RH..............52 55 45 30 22 20
20 FT WIND......N 21 N 22 N 24 N 24 NW 23 NW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.30 33 37 37 35 26
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 13 N 13 N 14 N 14 NW 14 NW 11
EYE LVL WND GST.18 20 22 22 21 16
FORECASTER...JURGENSEN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2600311.0/LBF
.DELDT 01/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MYERSBW@NORTHPLATTENE.GOV,NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV
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