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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
235 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

Dangerous fire weather conditions are expected to develop across
portions of southwest Nebraska Monday afternoon behind a dryline. As
temperatures reach the upper 80s, dewpoints will quickly fall and
single digit relative humidity values are anticipated near the HWY 61
corridor south of I-80. Strong south winds are also anticipated,
sustained at 20 to 30 miles per hour and gusting as high as 45 mph.
Any fire starts will likely spread rapidly and quickly become out of
control. Near critical fire weather conditions will also exist to the
north across southern portions of zone 204.

Of additional concern, a cold front will move into the area late
Monday night, with winds quickly shifting from south to northwest
Tuesday morning. Northwest winds will then strengthen Tuesday morning
and the afternoon, with gusts in excess of 55 miles per hour
possible near and west of Highway 83.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible late Monday afternoon
and Monday night, with more widespread showers and some thunderstorms
Tuesday.

Cool weather Tuesday through Saturday will maintain high
humidity. There are no fire weather concerns during this time.

NEZ204-151130-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
135 PM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........68 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-12700 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 20 to 25 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....79-84.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........15 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 15 to 25 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-13000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 30 mph increasing to around 40
                    mph in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance
                    of showers through the night. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....43-48.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........99 percent.
   24 hr trend......39 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5
                    to 15 mph after midnight.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1200-13600 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 35 mph becoming east around 15
                    mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers early in the
                    morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
                    the day. Showers in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....57-62.
   24 hr trend......21 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........55 percent.
   24 hr trend......37 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25
                    to 35 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......600-4100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph increasing to northwest
                    around 35 mph in the afternoon.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. North winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, snow showers and
slight chance of freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in
the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers,
freezing rain and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in
the upper 50s.

$$

NEZ210-151130-
Frenchman Basin-
135 PM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........74 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-12800 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 20 to 25 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....84-89.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........9 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20
                    to 25 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-13600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 30 mph increasing to around 40
                    mph in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    through the night.
Min temperature.....Around 46.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........70 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph becoming west 5 to
                    10 mph after midnight.
LAL.................2 increasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......800-14400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 35 mph becoming southwest around
                    15 mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Showers likely in the morning.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
                    morning, then showers and chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....65-70.
   24 hr trend......18 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........45 percent.
   24 hr trend......34 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20
                    to 30 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-4200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-4900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph increasing to northwest
                    around 40 mph in the afternoon.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Showers likely and slight chance of snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s.

$$

NEZ206-151130-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
235 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........67 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-9700 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 20 to 25 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....81-86.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........26 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20
                    to 25 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-10000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 25 mph increasing to around 40
                    mph in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....48-53.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........92 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10
                    to 15 mph after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1300-9500 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 35 mph decreasing to around 20
                    mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning.
                    Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....62-67.
   24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........51 percent.
   24 hr trend......25 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northeast 5 to 15 mph increasing to
                    northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......700-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-6000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph increasing to northwest
                    around 25 mph in the afternoon.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
North winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Showers likely and chance of snow showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s.

$$

NEZ219-151130-
Loess Plains-
235 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........71 percent.
   24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-9600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....85-90.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........19 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20
                    to 25 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-9800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 25 mph increasing to around 40
                    mph in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance
                    of showers through the night. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 47.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........67 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 15 to 25 mph becoming south 5
                    to 15 mph after midnight.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1100-9100 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 35 mph becoming south around
                    15 mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Showers likely in the morning.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
                    morning, then showers and chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....68-73.
   24 hr trend......18 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........40 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. West 5 to 15 mph increasing to
                    northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-6200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to northwest
                    around 25 mph in the afternoon.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. North
winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s.

$$

NEZ208-151130-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
235 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........58 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-7300 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........28 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 15 to 25 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-8200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 25 mph increasing to around 35
                    mph in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms in the
                    evening, then showers likely and chance of
                    thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........99 percent.
   24 hr trend......42 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. East 15 to 25 mph.
LAL.................5.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1300-7200 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-1600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 35 mph becoming east around 25
                    mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of
                    thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....62-67.
   24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........59 percent.
   24 hr trend......28 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north in the
                    afternoon.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......900-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-5400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph shifting to the north in the
                    afternoon.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight
chance of showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s.

$$

NEZ209-151130-
Loup Rivers Basin-
235 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Max humidity........64 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....80-85.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........33 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20
                    to 25 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-7200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 25 mph increasing to around 35
                    mph in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms in the evening.
                    Rain showers through the night. Chance of
                    thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......46 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast 15 to 25 mph.
LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1200-5700 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 35 mph decreasing to around 25
                    mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Rain showers and chance of
                    thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....64-69.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........48 percent.
   24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north in
                    the afternoon.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......700-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-7200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the west in
                    the afternoon.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight
chance of showers. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around
30. Highs in the mid 50s.

$$
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