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FXUS63 KLBF 240853
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
353 AM 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 /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1239 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through Wednesday
evening across western and north central Nebraska. At the KLBF
and KVTN terminals, mid and high clouds will persist through
12Z, with lowest ceilings near OVC090. After 12Z, skies will
clear, with SKC to FEW250 after 16Z. A weak frontal boundary
also pushes through the area overnight, with northwest winds
increasing to near 34011G16KT by 16Z until 00Z/25th. Light and
variable winds Wednesday evening.

&&

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

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Gomez
AVIATION...Roberg