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AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1235 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

*Temperatures continue to warm back into the upper 80s to low 90s by
mid-week

*Dry through early next week

*Elevated fire weather concerns on Thursday

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 349 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

Currently there are widely scattered showers, mainly confined to
north central/central portions of northern Nebraska. This showery
activity should continue until around sunrise before diminishing.
Little qpf is expected.

The focus then turns to temperatures for today and tomorrow. Kept
temperatures on trend to inherited forecast for today,with the
cooler airmass behind the front that is pushing through this
morning. As for Wednesday, confidence continues to increase in
warmer temperatures, thus trended the forecast to warmer met
guidance as high pressure builds in from the west. Pushed western
portions of the CWA into the mid 80s.

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.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 349 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

As the upper level high continues to build and move east
into the High Plains, temperatures will remain on warm through
the week. Thursday will be the warmest of the week with the
potential for a few areas to hit 90 degrees or above. There will
also be some elevated fire concerns on Thursday with the
unseasonably warm temperatures and gusty southerly winds
sustained at near 15 to 20 mph with gust around 25 mph. The main
concern will be across fire weather zones 204 where min RH
values will range from 18 to 25 percent. Pattern will favor a
drier forecast with no rain chances expected through the weekend
into early next week.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1235 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

VFR conditions across are expected to prevail across central and
western Nebraska through Wednesday. Satellite imagery is starting
to show development of some high based cumulus aided by diurnal
heating, though do not expect a CIG. Any scattered clouds will
diminish this evening with clear skies through the end of the
valid period.

Northerly winds will be a bit gusty this afternoon 20 to 25kt.
Winds diminish to light and variable this evening and remain as
such through the end of the valid period.

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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

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SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Gomez
AVIATION...MBS