Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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FNUS53 KLBF 250730
FWFLBF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
230 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
.DISCUSSION...
While winds today will be quite breezy, green conditions and
humidity above critical levels will keep widespread fire weather
concerns low through the middle of next week. However rainfall
from thunderstorms has not been uniform and local fire concerns
may develop in persistent dry pockets, especially across far
southwest Nebraska.
NEZ204-260000-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
130 AM MDT Sat May 25 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........32 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-7700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance
of thunderstorms through the night. Slight
chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....45-50.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......29 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms
until late afternoon. Chance of showers through
the day. Chance of thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....68-73.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........39 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-7100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ210-260000-
Frenchman Basin-
130 AM MDT Sat May 25 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....79-84.
24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........28 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-8500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers early in the evening. Slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Slight
chance of showers late in the evening.
Min temperature.....48-53.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90 percent.
24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........31 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......600-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-7600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ206-260000-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
230 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....75-80.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........34 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-7000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
Min temperature.....46-51.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......29 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 2 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-7200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning. Chance of showers through the day.
Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....69-74.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........41 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......800-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-7000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ219-260000-
Loess Plains-
230 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
Max temperature.....80-85.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........32 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-6400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........98 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest
5 to 10 mph after midnight.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-5500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 20 mph shifting to the north after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in
the morning, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........36 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................2 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......700-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-6800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ208-260000-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
230 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
late morning and early afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-7500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....48-53.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......29 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north
after midnight.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-7200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the north
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....69-74.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........44 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-7000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ209-260000-
Loup Rivers Basin-
230 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........40 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-6000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms until early morning. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......26 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the north
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........45 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-5400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$