Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
626 FNUS53 KLBF 040702 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 202 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 .DISCUSSION... Recent rainfall and a spring green up that is underway will help keep fire weather concerns generally low the next several days. Strong, gusty west winds Tuesday and Wednesday are expected across all of the area. These strong winds will combine with lowest afternoon humidity values around 20% across far southwest Nebraska both days. NEZ204-042330- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 102 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........28 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-6700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6500 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....66-71. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........46 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Windy. South 20 to 30 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......700-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-4800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 30 to 35 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. $$ NEZ210-042330- Frenchman Basin- 102 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-5900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....Around 40. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........93 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5500 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........48 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-4800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. $$ NEZ206-042330- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 202 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 61. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....Around 39. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Max humidity........91 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-4700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. $$ NEZ219-042330- Loess Plains- 202 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........35 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......600-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....Around 39. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........93 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....Around 67. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........48 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-5100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ NEZ208-042330- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 202 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....58-63. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4500-6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....Around 39. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Max humidity........87 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 69. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-4900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. $$ NEZ209-042330- Loup Rivers Basin- 202 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-4200 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....Around 39. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........92 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....Around 67. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. $$