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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
000 FNUS53 KLBF 181951 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 251 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will be low through the weekend and into the first part of next week. Temperatures will be well below normal with potential for wetting precipitation and some wet snow through Saturday. The potential for additional precipitation will then continue just about each day through the middle of next week as temperatures gradually return closer to seasonal normals. NEZ204-191200- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 151 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers late in the night. Min temperature.....28-33. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........75 percent. 24 hr trend......28 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-8600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers through the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-7300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening. Chance of snow showers through the night. Min temperature.....23-28. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........82 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1200-6900 ft AGL until 2400, then 1000-2400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers through the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....40-45. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1000-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-6300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and freezing rain. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ210-191200- Frenchman Basin- 151 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight chance of showers late in the night. Min temperature.....Around 34. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........71 percent. 24 hr trend......31 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the morning. Chance of showers through the day. Max temperature.....48-53. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening, then showers and snow showers likely after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 30. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........90 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1200-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 1400-2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Snow showers likely and slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and snow showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........52 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1700-4300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of freezing rain. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ206-191200- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 251 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....28-33. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........76 percent. 24 hr trend......28 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of snow showers through the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....44-49. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-6300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and snow showers in the evening. Chance of snow showers and showers after midnight. Min temperature.....24-29. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........76 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1100-6500 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-2000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers until late afternoon. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of snow showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....41-46. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-4200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-6300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ219-191200- Loess Plains- 251 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....31-36. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........65 percent. 24 hr trend......36 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers until late afternoon. Chance of snow showers late in the morning. Chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-4900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-5800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely and chance of snow showers after midnight. Min temperature.....29-34. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........72 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1000-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 1000-2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of snow showers through the day. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....45-50. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........39 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......2000-5300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and freezing rain. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ NEZ208-191200- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 251 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....26-31. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........69 percent. 24 hr trend......26 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....45-50. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........29 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....22-27. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........78 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......800-7200 ft AGL until 2400, then 300-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......200-5200 ft AGL until 1200, then 5000-7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ209-191200- Loup Rivers Basin- 251 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....28-33. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........75 percent. 24 hr trend......28 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers and slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. Chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-6700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers early in the evening. Slight chance of showers after midnight, then chance of snow showers early in the morning. Min temperature.....24-29. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........72 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-6800 ft AGL until 2400, then 300-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon. Max temperature.....45-50. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........31 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.......200-4800 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$
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