Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
649 FNUS53 KLBF 010811 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 311 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .DISCUSSION... Chances of showers and thunderstorms will persist this morning and the rest of the day, with wetting precipitation expected across all of western and north central Nebraska. Thursday afternoon, following the passage of a cold front, strong northwesterly winds around 20 to 25 miles per hour are expected, with gusts in excess of 35 miles per hour. This will coincide with areas of minimum relative humidity around 20 percent. This may lead to some elevated fire weather conditions, with the main question being how much the recent precipitation will impact fire weather conditions. Chances of precipitation remain almost every day through mid next week, with a slight break from precipitation chances Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. At this time, expecting that relative humidity values will remain above critical thresholds during this period as well. NEZ204-012330- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 211 AM MDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until late afternoon. Chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....60-65. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........37 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-6700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 20 to 25 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....36-41. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. LAL.................3. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......800-4200 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers. Max temperature.....57-62. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........19 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......700-5300 ft AGL until 1200, then 5700-12500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ NEZ210-012330- Frenchman Basin- 211 AM MDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........38 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-4400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 20 to 25 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1300-3300 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....62-67. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........19 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......700-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-9100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ206-012330- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 311 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........37 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1300-4500 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Max temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........22 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......900-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-10200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph increasing to west around 25 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ219-012330- Loess Plains- 311 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until late afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-4300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph increasing to southeast around 25 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Rain showers likely after midnight. Min temperature.....41-46. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......800-2800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........23 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......1000-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-7900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ NEZ208-012330- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 311 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Max temperature.....60-65. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2100-5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Rain showers after midnight. Min temperature.....41-46. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......700-3500 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers until late afternoon. Slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....58-63. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........27 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......600-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-10600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph increasing to west around 25 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ209-012330- Loup Rivers Basin- 311 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........37 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 increasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1200-3500 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 15 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......800-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph increasing to northwest around 25 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. $$