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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
243 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Fire weather concerns will be low through the weekend and into the first
part of next week with spring greenup well underway. Minimum humidity
values will remain above critical levels and excessively windy conditions
are not anticipated.


NEZ204-091200-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
143 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    early in the evening. Chance of showers through
                    the night.
Min temperature.....Around 38.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-8400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers through the
                    day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....57-62.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........47 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......700-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-6000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    in the evening. Slight chance of showers until
                    early morning.
Min temperature.....38-43.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........2 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5200 ft AGL until 2400, then 300-1500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....64-69.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
   24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......200-5200 ft AGL until 1200, then 5100-7500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows around
40. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

NEZ210-091200-
Frenchman Basin-
143 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 39.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........98 percent.
   24 hr trend......51 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-10800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
                    afternoon. Slight chance of showers late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....63-68.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........36 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-4400 ft AGL until 1200, then 4800-7100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers early
                    in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 41.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........96 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6400 ft AGL until 2400, then 300-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....67-72.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........31 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......200-5000 ft AGL until 1200, then 5600-7600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$

NEZ206-091200-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
243 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    in the evening. Chance of showers through the
                    night.
Min temperature.....37-42.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-9900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers through the
                    day. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....60-65.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........43 percent.
   24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-6100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    in the evening. Slight chance of showers until
                    early morning.
Min temperature.....39-44.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........96 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5100 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-1000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....67-72.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........33 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......100-5700 ft AGL until 1200, then 5400-7800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$

NEZ219-091200-
Loess Plains-
243 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 41.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........97 percent.
   24 hr trend......43 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-11200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....66-71.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........35 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-4800 ft AGL until 1200, then 5200-7100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 43.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........94 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....70-75.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........30 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......200-5300 ft AGL until 1200, then 6000-7800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.

$$

NEZ208-091200-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
243 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance
                    of sprinkles after midnight, then chance of
                    showers late in the night.
Min temperature.....40-45.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers through the
                    day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....62-67.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........48 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-4400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers early in the
                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Slight chance of showers in the late
                    evening and early morning.
Min temperature.....43-48.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........97 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 2400, then 300-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....67-72.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........36 percent.
   24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......300-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 4900-7100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$

NEZ209-091200-
Loup Rivers Basin-
243 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms early in the evening.
                    Chance of sprinkles late in the evening.
Min temperature.....40-45.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-8500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers in the late
                    morning and afternoon.
Max temperature.....63-68.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........44 percent.
   24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-5800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    early in the evening. Slight chance of showers
                    in the evening.
Min temperature.....43-48.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........95 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....68-73.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......200-5500 ft AGL until 1200, then 5500-7700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$