Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
287 FNUS53 KLBF 091930 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 230 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will be low through the weekend and into the first part of next week with spring greenup well underway. Scattered showers/maybe a rumble of thunder north of I-80 through this evening, though coverage will be sparse with little in the way of wetting rainfall, then mainly dry heading into the weekend before unsettled conditions return with scattered showers and thunderstorms into next week.There will be potential showers or an isolated thunderstorms just about each day for Minimum humidity values will remain above critical levels and excessively windy conditions are not anticipated. NEZ204-101200- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 130 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then chance of sprinkles late in the evening. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of sprinkles in the late morning and afternoon. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-5400 ft AGL until 1200, then 4400-7300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7000 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......100-5400 ft AGL until 1200, then 6100-8900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. $$ NEZ210-101200- Frenchman Basin- 130 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 43. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....68-73. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-5800 ft AGL until 1200, then 6500-8100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 43. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........93 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7700 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....73-78. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......100-5600 ft AGL until 1200, then 6800-9300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ NEZ206-101200- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 230 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of sprinkles late in the evening. Min temperature.....41-46. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................2 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....66-71. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-6000 ft AGL until 1200, then 5000-7500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 43. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........91 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7000 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....72-77. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........27 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......100-5400 ft AGL until 1200, then 6300-9500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ219-101200- Loess Plains- 230 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 45. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........29 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-6300 ft AGL until 1200, then 6900-8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........86 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7600 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....75-80. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........27 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......200-5400 ft AGL until 1200, then 6700-9600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ NEZ208-101200- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 230 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of sprinkles late in the evening. Min temperature.....43-48. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........97 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-4700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 5300-8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........89 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7400 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....74-79. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........28 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......200-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 5700-8800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ209-101200- Loup Rivers Basin- 230 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of sprinkles late in the evening. Min temperature.....43-48. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Max humidity........97 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................2 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-5300 ft AGL until 1200, then 5200-7500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........86 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7000 ft AGL until 2400, then 200-400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....74-79. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........29 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......100-5100 ft AGL until 1200, then 6100-9400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$