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 210902
FWFLBF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
402 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain quite low over the next seven days
due to recurring rain chances and expected green up of fuels
following heavy rains Monday and Tuesday.
NEZ204-212315-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
302 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming partly sunny. Showers and
chance of thunderstorms early in the morning,
then showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the morning. Chance of
showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....53-58.
24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........60 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1300-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-4800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance
of thunderstorms through the night. Slight
chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....37-42.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......800-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....67-72.
24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........26 percent.
24 hr trend......33 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4500-8800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
$$
NEZ210-212315-
Frenchman Basin-
402 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 /302 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024/
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny. Rain
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....59-64.
24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........56 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1200-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-4800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. Slight chance of showers until early
morning.
Min temperature.....41-46.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........26 percent.
24 hr trend......29 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 4800-7400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ206-212315-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
402 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 /302 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024/
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
Max temperature.....57-62.
24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........57 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1200-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-4700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers until early morning.
Min temperature.....40-45.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....68-73.
24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........27 percent.
24 hr trend......36 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-5100 ft AGL until 1200, then 5100-8100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s.
$$
NEZ219-212315-
Loess Plains-
402 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
Max temperature.....62-67.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........57 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......1100-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2400-4700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 25 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers in the late evening
and early morning.
Min temperature.....43-48.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........98 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....71-76.
24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........29 percent.
24 hr trend......31 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 5000-7200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ208-212315-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
402 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 /302 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024/
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
Max temperature.....56-61.
24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........62 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-2100 ft AGL until 1200, then 1700-4600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 25 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers until early morning.
Min temperature.....42-47.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........98 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....69-74.
24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........29 percent.
24 hr trend......30 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-4800 ft AGL until 1200, then 5500-8500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70.
$$
NEZ209-212315-
Loup Rivers Basin-
402 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers with thunderstorms
likely in the morning, then chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....58-63.
24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........62 percent.
24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. North 15 to 25 mph.
LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......700-2000 ft AGL until 1200, then 1700-4400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 25 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....43-48.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........97 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....69-74.
24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-5300 ft AGL until 1200, then 5400-7500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$