Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
768 FNUS53 KLBF 230812 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 312 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .DISCUSSION... Green conditions, recent rainfall, and humidity above critical levels will keep fire weather concerns low through early next week. Chances for wetting rainfall exist late today into tonight, and again Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. NEZ204-240000- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 212 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....74-79. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........25 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-8800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....38-43. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Max humidity........87 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 15 to 25 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......2100-6900 ft AGL until 2400, then 1600-3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........26 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......1200-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-7700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. $$ NEZ210-240000- Frenchman Basin- 212 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Min humidity........21 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 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 2600-12100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Min temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........69 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......800-6800 ft AGL until 2400, then 1100-2200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 25 to 30 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. Min humidity........24 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1300-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-6400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ206-240000- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 312 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....77-82. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......600-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....40-45. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1400-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 1300-3100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 25 to 30 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........26 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......2200-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-6900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph decreasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ219-240000- Loess Plains- 312 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. Min humidity........35 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....44-49. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........73 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......700-5800 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....69-74. 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. Min humidity........27 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1200-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ208-240000- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 312 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....77-82. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-8100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 25 to 30 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....43-48. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......900-6100 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-3200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....63-68. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 15 to 25 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......2500-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4400-6900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph decreasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ209-240000- Loup Rivers Basin- 312 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....76-81. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-5800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 30 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....44-49. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......700-5100 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-2200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......1900-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph decreasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$