Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
748
FNUS53 KLBF 242025
FWFLBF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
325 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will remain low through the weekend with
Green-up conditions, and min RH above 25 percent through Monday.
Recent precipitation along with expected precipitation chances
Saturday and Sunday should keep widespread concerns low.
NEZ204-251115-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
225 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....44-49.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........72 percent.
24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-9200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........33 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-7700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
Min temperature.....46-51.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........99 percent.
24 hr trend......28 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-6400 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 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.....67-72.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........38 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......700-5100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-7000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ210-251115-
Frenchman Basin-
225 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........71 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-8100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....78-83.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........29 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-10100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance
of showers through the night. Slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........88 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers through the
day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........31 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......600-6000 ft AGL until 1200, then 5800-8000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 30 to 35 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Southeast
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ206-251115-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
325 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....45-50.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........72 percent.
24 hr trend......16 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-8100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph increasing to south
around 20 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....74-79.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-7600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
Min temperature.....46-51.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......35 percent wetter.
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.......400-7000 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
.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.....68-73.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........42 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......900-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-7100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ219-251115-
Loess Plains-
325 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....47-52.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........73 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....78-83.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........34 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-6600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early
morning. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
Min temperature.....49-54.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........99 percent.
24 hr trend......30 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-5700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 20 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers until
late afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms
through the day. Chance of showers late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......600-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4600-7200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 25 to 30 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
$$
NEZ208-251115-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
325 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....46-51.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........71 percent.
24 hr trend......16 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-8400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers through
the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in
the afternoon.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-7600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....48-53.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......30 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6500 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph shifting to the north after
midnight.
.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.....68-73.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........46 percent.
24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......900-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-6400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ209-251115-
Loup Rivers Basin-
325 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....46-51.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........74 percent.
24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-7600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........39 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-5700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening.
Chance of thunderstorms through the night.
Chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....49-54.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......27 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-5100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the morning. Chance of showers through
the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the late
morning and afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........46 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......700-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2100-5100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$