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 111918
FWFLBF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
218 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain limited this weekend through the work
week. Chances of showers and thunderstorms build this evening and
remain through the weekend. Slight precipitation chances remain
through the work week, with the best chances coming Tuesday
evening into Wednesday morning. Relative humidity is expected to
remain above critical thresholds this week. Wind gusts are
expected to remain below 25 miles per hour, with the exception of
winds in and around thunderstorms.
NEZ204-121130-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
118 PM MDT Sat May 11 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. Slight chance of showers
through the night. Slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the night.
Min temperature.....43-48.
24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-9100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning. Chance of showers through the day.
Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........26 percent.
24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph shifting to the northeast in
the afternoon.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-4700 ft AGL until 1200, then 5200-10200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
until early morning.
Min temperature.....42-47.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........31 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 5000-8800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ210-121130-
Frenchman Basin-
118 PM MDT Sat May 11 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. Chance of showers through the
night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....47-52.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-8500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
Max temperature.....64-69.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........51 percent.
24 hr trend......26 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South up to 5 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-3900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early
morning, then slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
Min temperature.....43-48.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........30 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 5300-8900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 80. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
80s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NEZ206-121130-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
218 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after
midnight. Slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the night.
Min temperature.....48-53.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........94 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 2 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-9900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....71-76.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........31 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
in the afternoon.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-9800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....43-48.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........95 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-5900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
the morning. Slight chance of showers late in
the afternoon.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........33 percent.
24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4800-9100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ219-121130-
Loess Plains-
218 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. Chance of showers through the
night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....50-55.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........97 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-8700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the morning,
then rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon.
Max temperature.....66-71.
24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........55 percent.
24 hr trend......32 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2400-4400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
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.....44-49.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after
midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the north after
midnight.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......23 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 4600-7100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NEZ208-121130-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
218 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....50-55.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........89 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-9300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....77-82.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........27 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north in the
afternoon.
LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 5500-9600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the north in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....47-52.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........88 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
the morning.
Max temperature.....69-74.
24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........37 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-7000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ209-121130-
Loup Rivers Basin-
218 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the night.
Min temperature.....51-56.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........91 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 2 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-9600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning. Chance of showers through the day.
Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........40 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-8300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms until
early morning. Chance of showers through the
night. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in
the morning.
Min temperature.....47-52.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........99 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers through
the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
late morning and afternoon.
Max temperature.....71-76.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........37 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 4600-7100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. North
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$