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FXUS63 KLBF 252220
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
420 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Chance of precipitation Wednesday afternoon

- Potential for first accumulating snowfall on Friday night into Saturday

- Much cooler temperatures Saturday and Sunday

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Issued at 418 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Strong northwest winds behind the cold front will diminish this
evening by sunset and will see winds become light overnight
around 5 mph. Focus then turns on the chance of precipitation
tomorrow afternoon, generally expected across western and
southwest Nebraska, including the southern Sandhills. Confidence
is low, however there may be enough of a band where mid-level
frontogentic lift and some low to mid-level moisture overlap
during the afternoon where some light precipitation may be
possible. Generally kept PoPs under 30 percent as confidence is
on the lower end. Precip may be a rain/snow mix south of
interstate 80 and west of HWY 83, but then expect anything east
of HWY 83 and north of interstate 80 to be snow showers. Trace
amounts or less of accumulation expected.

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.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 418 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Thanksgiving day itself looks to be mostly dry, however
there are hints there could potentially be some light snow showers
but at this time confidence is a little too low to have the mention
in the forecast yet, as moisture confidence is lacking, frontogentic
lift is possible, will continue to monitor. If snow showers were to
occur, it will likely be isolated in more of a "snow band" and
nothing widespread is expected.


Focus on the long term is generally on the Friday evening into
Saturday snowfall potential as this systems is more synoptically
driven and would expect more widespread potential for the forecast
area. Uncertainties still remain as focus will generally be where
the low tracks and timing. At this time confidence still remains low
to medium, in how much of the area will receive snowfall, thus
confidence is low, but confidence in impacts it medium as even a
light snow accumulations will be impactful to holiday travel and
winds be breezy, although nowhere near as strong as today`s winds,
but around 15 to 20 mph that with any snow that falls will likely
impact visibilities somewhat. Probabilistic models still continue to
signal a good potential of at least half inch snowfall or more. Will
continue to monitor as the system continues to evolve. Temperatures
will also be a concern with a reinforcing shot of colder air. Lows
on Saturday and Sunday will be in the single digits to low double
digits and some locations across north central Nebraska will have
wind chills below zero.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1136 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

VFR conditions will prevail over the next 24 hours. Winds will
remain strong through early evening out of the northwest around
30 to 40 kts with gust of 50 kts or more at times. Winds will
diminish this evening but will still remain breezy before
midnight around 10 to 15 kts with gust up to 25 kts, before
switching to the west Wednesday morning around 5 kts.

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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
High Wind Warning until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening for
NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094.

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