Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
224 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Despite a warming and mostly drying trend the next few days,
critical fire weather conditions are not anticipated. Of note
however, northwest winds will be gusty at times today and tomorrow
with speeds around 25 mph. Humidity levels will also drop to
within 10% of thresholds in southwest Nebraska tomorrow. Heading
into the weekend, moisture chances increase again.


NEZ204-042330-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
124 AM MDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....75-80.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........29 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......600-4900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-9200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....49-54.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........82 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-9200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph shifting to the south
                    after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....83-88.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........24 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-5200 ft AGL until 1200, then 5000-10100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

$$

NEZ210-042330-
Frenchman Basin-
124 AM MDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the morning.
Max temperature.....79-84.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........29 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-5000 ft AGL until 1200, then 5100-8600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 54.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........84 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-8300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the south after
                    midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....88-93.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........20 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 5500-10100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

$$

NEZ206-042330-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
224 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the morning.
Max temperature.....75-80.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........33 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................2 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-8100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........84 percent.
   24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-7900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the
                    southwest after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....83-88.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........27 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 5100-9100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

$$

NEZ219-042330-
Loess Plains-
224 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....80-85.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........35 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4400-7300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 54.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south
                    after midnight.
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.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the south
                    after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....88-93.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........24 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 4700-9600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

$$

NEZ208-042330-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
224 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    early in the morning. Slight chance of showers
                    until late afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........33 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-8300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....51-56.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........74 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-7700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....80-85.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........27 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-4600 ft AGL until 1200, then 4700-7300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.

$$

NEZ209-042330-
Loup Rivers Basin-
224 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
                    morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms until
                    late afternoon. Slight chance of showers in the
                    late morning and early afternoon.
Max temperature.....75-80.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........37 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10
                    to 15 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 2 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-6100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the north
                    in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....51-56.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........86 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the
                    southwest after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....82-87.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........29 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-4600 ft AGL until 1200, then 4800-7600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

$$