Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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FNUS53 KLBF 300642
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
142 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will be minimal over the next several days.
Temperatures will be seasonal through the remainder of the week
with a warmup into the 80s expected this weekend into next week.
There will be periodic chances of showers and thunderstorms through
the weekend.
NEZ204-302315-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
1242 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........38 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-7300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers until early morning.
Slight chance of thunderstorms through the
night. Chance of showers early in the morning.
Min temperature.....47-52.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........93 percent.
24 hr trend......26 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-7100 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day.
Max temperature.....69-74.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........45 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in
the afternoon.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......700-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-5200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NEZ210-302315-
Frenchman Basin-
1242 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........44 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north 10
to 15 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................2 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-6200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the north
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........99 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
the day. Slight chance of showers in the late
morning and afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........50 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......800-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-4900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NEZ206-302315-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
142 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........45 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north in
the afternoon.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 2 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-6600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph shifting to the north
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....49-54.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........96 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........41 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-5500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph shifting to the east in
the afternoon.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NEZ219-302315-
Loess Plains-
142 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late
morning and early afternoon. Chance of showers
and thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........59 percent.
24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-4400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph shifting to the northeast
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4300 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
the day. Slight chance of showers in the late
morning and afternoon.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........54 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......600-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-4700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NEZ208-302315-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
142 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........47 percent.
24 hr trend......32 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2200-6700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....49-54.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........92 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........40 percent.
24 hr trend......26 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-5600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph shifting to the east in
the afternoon.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NEZ209-302315-
Loup Rivers Basin-
142 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........66 percent.
24 hr trend......27 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....52-57.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........53 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-4400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$