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FNUS73 KLBF 171207
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR RS HAYBARN FIRE...BROWN/ROCK EMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
607 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CST ON JANUARY 17.
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.
DISCUSSION
MORNING HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN AROUND 70 PERCENT NORTH OF
AINSWORTH, AND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 36 PERCENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THIS MORNING, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT ARE
TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA, BRINGING BLUSTERY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE REGION. FOR AINSWORTH, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
AROUND 25 MPH SUSTAINED THIS MORNING, GUSTING 35 TO 40 MPH. WIND
CHILLS REMAIN BITTERLY COLD THROUGH NOON, WITH MORNING WIND CHILLS
AT OR BELOW 20 BELOW ZERO.
WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE AROUND 1 PM, TO AROUND 20 MPH SUSTAINED,
WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH, AS AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES APPROACH
MINIMUM VALUES. WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING, FROM 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED TO 10 TO 15 MPH SUSTAINED
AROUND SUNSET. AS THIS OCCURS, WINDS SHIFT SLIGHTLY TO
NORTHWESTERLY. AROUND 5 PM, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS GUSTY,
AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERS TO AROUND 80
PERCENT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING
SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND
7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 39 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND
12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........84 83 80 74 67 61 57 48 38 23 22 27
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....BSN BSN BSN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............2 0 0 0 1 2 4 8 10 12 16 13
RH..............68 71 71 68 65 62 59 52 45 43 35 41
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 17 16 12
20 FT WIND GUST.39 38 38 37 36 35 32 30 29 26 25 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 10 10 7
EYE LVL WND GST.23 23 23 22 22 21 19 18 17 16 15 11
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 8 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 12
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 20
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........31 51 52 56 67 70 71 67 64 58 57 63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............11 10 9 9 12 13 16 21 24 28 30 30
RH..............45 45 47 45 39 38 35 32 34 37 42 53
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 7 7 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 20
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 23 25 28 31
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
EYE LVL WND GST.8 6 7 8 8 10 11 12 14 15 17 19
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 24 TO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 67 75 64 59 61 63 64 64 65 63 62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............31 30 30 32 34 35 35 35 34 32 29 25
RH..............69 75 75 75 66 61 59 56 54 53 55 57
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..22 24 26 28 30 32 33 33 32 30 28 24
20 FT WIND GUST.33 36 38 39 41 44 45 45 44 41 39 36
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 14 16 17 18 19 20 20 19 18 17 14
EYE LVL WND GST.20 22 23 23 25 26 27 27 26 25 23 22
FORECASTER...RICHIE/WFO LBF
REQUESTED BY...TRACI BOOTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2600400.0/LBF
.DELDT 01/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EM@BROWNCOUNTYNE.GOV, NWS.NORTHPLATTE@NOAA.GOV
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