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FXUS63 KLBF 151154
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
554 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Above normal high temperatures today and Thursday

- Chance of light snow Friday afternoon through Saturday morning

- A cold front moves in Friday with much colder temperatures this
  weekend

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Issued at 419 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025

A warm front will advance eastward today with westerly sfc
winds bringing a downslope flow and warmer temperatures to the
area. Did trend towards the warmer models and increased
temperatures a couple degrees across southwest Nebraska. A
similar setup will be in place Thursday and also increased
temperatures Thursday across southwest Nebraska into the *Chance
of light snow Friday afternoon through Saturday morning
southern Sandhills. Temperatures on Thursday will be the warmest
of the week as WAA on Thursday will be stronger, should see
temperatures reach the lower 50s across the southern CWA.

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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 419 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025

A shift in the weather pattern will begin at the end of
the week as an upper level trof moves southward in the High Plains.
A cold front at the sfc will provide some lift as it advances south
and east across western and north central Nebraska. There is the
potential for some light snow across western Nebraska, generally
west of HWY 83 where the forcing is better. At this time snow
amounts look to remain light, generally less than 1 inch.

Colder Arctic air will infiltrate behind the sfc cold front with
highs on Saturday only reaching the teens to low 20s. Just how much
of the cold air moves into the area remains uncertain as it will be
dependent on the location of where the low moves through the region,
as there is the potential the coldest air may stay to the east of
our CWA.

However, confidence is medium to high that we will at least
see low temperatures below zero, along with wind chills, over the
weekend. Will need to monitor the trend of where the low will track
as a slight shift could bring even colder temperatures to the area
and Extreme Cold Advisories (which replaces the wind chill advisory)
may be need for portions of the area. This cold spell should be
brief as temperatures begin to rebound back into the 20s by Tuesday,
as the upper level low should be well to the east by then and high
pressure from the west moves in.

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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/...
Issued at 551 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025

Generally VFR conditions will prevail across the region as high
pressure builds into the region. Some stronger winds may be possible
across northern Nebraska this afternoon with gusts up to 25 knots.
These winds will diminish after sunset dropping back below 10
knots.

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

&&

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