Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
502 FNUS53 KLBF 161901 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 201 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will remain low over the next week with humidity values remaining well above criteria and chances for wetting rainfall nearly each day. That said, strong south winds can be expected Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning, with gusts of 40 to 45 miles per hour anticipated across southwest and central Nebraska. NEZ204-171130- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 101 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 increasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 20 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................2 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-2000 ft AGL until 1200, then 1700-6600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. LAL.................3. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......800-5800 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph shifting to the west after midnight. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....73-78. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......1300-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .JUNETEENTH...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ210-171130- Frenchman Basin- 101 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Min temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........86 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................2 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-5500 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....94-99. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........26 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 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.......600-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-10400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Min temperature.....63-68. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........75 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......700-8600 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 30 mph. .TUESDAY... 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......16 degrees cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1100-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .JUNETEENTH...Cooler. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Warmer. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ206-171130- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 201 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 increasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4600 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......600-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Min temperature.....60-65. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Max humidity........87 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......800-5200 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to southwest around 30 mph after midnight. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....75-80. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1100-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-5600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .JUNETEENTH...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ219-171130- Loess Plains- 201 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Min temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........85 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....93-98. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......600-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-8100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Min temperature.....68-73. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........74 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-7200 ft AGL until 2400, then 800-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 30 mph. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........42 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 15 to 20 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......800-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-5100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .JUNETEENTH...Cooler. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Warmer. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ208-171130- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 201 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. Chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Rain showers likely late in the night. Min temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........53 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-2000 ft AGL until 1200, then 1300-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Min temperature.....60-65. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......700-4100 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....76-81. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1100-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .JUNETEENTH...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. $$ NEZ209-171130- Loup Rivers Basin- 201 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4300 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........47 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....66-71. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........85 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-4500 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 30 mph. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........52 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 15 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1000-4600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 25 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .JUNETEENTH...Cooler. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Warmer. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. $$