Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
599 FNUS53 KLBF 280821 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 321 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will remain low heading into the weekend. There will a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon with low chances for thunderstorms continuing this weekend into early next week. Min RH values will generally stay above 25 percent through Tuesday. Winds will be breezy across western Nebraska on Sunday with sustained winds around 25 mph. NEZ204-282330- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 221 AM MDT Fri Jun 28 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.....82-87. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........35 percent. 24 hr trend......13 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.....Good. Mixing height.......800-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-7800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Min temperature.....51-56. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Max humidity........91 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-7100 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....73-78. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........37 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......800-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-5600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ210-282330- Frenchman Basin- 221 AM MDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Slight chance of showers early in the afternoon, then chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....86-91. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-7800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. Min temperature.....Around 59. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....78-83. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......800-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ206-282330- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 321 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1000-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-6400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. Min temperature.....53-58. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....73-78. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-4800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ219-282330- Loess Plains- 321 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2400-5800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....58-63. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....78-83. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-4600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ208-282330- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 321 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....78-83. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... 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.....53-58. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Max humidity........88 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........46 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-4900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. $$ NEZ209-282330- Loup Rivers Basin- 321 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........52 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-4000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Max humidity........92 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-3700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....72-77. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........46 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. .INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$