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 030719
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
219 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
.DISCUSSION...
The fire weather concern through the next week is generally low
for western and north central Nebraska as critical conditions are
not anticipated. Another round of showers and storms will affect
portions of the area tonight into Tuesday, but wetting moisture
will be spotty. Also of note, northwest winds will gust to 25 mph
Tuesday behind a cool front and humidity will drop within 10% of
critical thresholds on Wednesday.
NEZ204-032330-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
119 AM MDT Mon Jun 3 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....85-90.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........24 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest up to 5 mph increasing to 5 to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-11300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms until early morning, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the morning.
Min temperature.....56-61.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........79 percent.
24 hr trend......36 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-8900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....76-81.
24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........26 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......700-5500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-8800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower
80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ210-032330-
Frenchman Basin-
119 AM MDT Mon Jun 3 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....87-92.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........26 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest in
the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-9700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
until early morning. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........84 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
after midnight.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-8600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
Max temperature.....82-87.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........26 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................2 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-5400 ft AGL until 1200, then 5700-8800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ206-032330-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
219 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....84-89.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........30 percent.
24 hr trend......21 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-9200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the evening. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the late evening and
overnight.
Min temperature.....58-63.
24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........88 percent.
24 hr trend......16 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-8400 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
Max temperature.....76-81.
24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........31 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-5000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-7300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ219-032330-
Loess Plains-
219 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 89.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-4900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms until late afternoon.
Max temperature.....82-87.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........31 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4400-7200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph increasing to around 25
mph in the afternoon.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ208-032330-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
219 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....85-90.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........32 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-9500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms through the
night.
Min temperature.....60-65.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........86 percent.
24 hr trend......16 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-8200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....74-79.
24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........31 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-7400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ209-032330-
Loup Rivers Basin-
219 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........42 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-5800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........97 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms until late afternoon. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....76-81.
24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10
to 15 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-5800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$