Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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106 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 && .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. && .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. && .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