Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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988 FXUS63 KLBF 241735 AFDLBF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 1235 PM 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 /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1235 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 VFR conditions across are expected to prevail across central and western Nebraska through Wednesday. Satellite imagery is starting to show development of some high based cumulus aided by diurnal heating, though do not expect a CIG. Any scattered clouds will diminish this evening with clear skies through the end of the valid period. Northerly winds will be a bit gusty this afternoon 20 to 25kt. Winds diminish to light and variable this evening and remain as such through the end of the valid period. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Gomez LONG TERM...Gomez AVIATION...MBS