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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
355 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

*Critical Fire Weather Concerns across the Sandhills into north
central and central Nebraska

*Unseasonable temperatures this weekend

*Cooler temperatures by middle of next week

*Elevated fire weather concerns continue through the weekend

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 353 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

The main concern in the short term will be fire weather
concerns. The combination of strong winds and dry conditions has led
to a Red Flag Warning this afternoon across the Sandhills into north
central and central Nebraska. See Fire Weather Section for more
information.

As for high temperatures today, temperatures will be near
seasonable with highs in the upper 50s across much of western
and north central Nebraska, with low 60s across far
southwestern Nebraska. Today will surprisingly be the coolest
day out of the next 4 days.

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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 353 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

An upper level ridge will build in from the west starting
on Friday and center itself over the central CONUS for the weekend,
bringing well above normal temperatures as highs will reach the low
to mid 80s Saturday and Sunday. Warm and dry conditions over the
weekend will lead to elevated to near critical fire weather
concerns.

Confidence continues to increase in winds strengthening on
Monday and Tuesday with wind gust of 30 mph or greater possible, as
a closed low moves across the region. This will also bring the next
chance of precipitation to the area and even the potential for
thunderstorms. Temperatures will turnn cooler after Tuesday with
highs only in the mid 40s to mid 50s by Thursday.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1214 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

A small area of scattered showers and MVFR ceilings is
circulating across srn SD/ncntl Nebraska tonight. This flight
concern will move southeast and affect areas east of highway 83.
Timing tools suggest it will exit ncntl Nebraska between
08z-10z this morning.

Otherwise dry air and northwest flow aloft will continue across
wrn/ncntl Nebraska. VFR should be widespread Thursday and
Thursday night.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 353 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

Critical fire weather concerns are possible across Fire Weather
Zones 206, 208, 209 and 219 this afternoon. Elevated to near
critical fire weather concerns will be possible elsewhere,
generally west of HWY 83. Winds will be the strongest across
north central Nebraska, where forecast soundings show good
mixing above 800mb with gust around 30 kts or greater being
mixed to the sfc.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening for
NEZ206-208-209-219.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Gomez
AVIATION...CDC
FIRE WEATHER...Gomez