Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
649 FNUS53 KLBF 080802 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 302 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .DISCUSSION... Lowest humidity readings today won`t be as low as values seen Tuesday. In addition the winds won`t be as strong today either. Shower chances will increase Thursday with mainly dry weather expected Friday through the weekend. Overall the fire weather concerns will remain low the next several days as the spring green up continues. NEZ204-082330- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 202 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......500-6800 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-9400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of showers in the evening, then slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....36-41. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......26 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......900-7100 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........47 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1100-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-5100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ210-082330- Frenchman Basin- 202 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....63-68. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........23 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......500-6900 ft AGL until 1200, then 7600-10900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....37-42. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......44 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-9200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until late afternoon. Chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-5900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ206-082330- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 302 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....60-65. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-6100 ft AGL until 1200, then 6400-10200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of showers through the night. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-8200 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers through the day. Max temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ219-082330- Loess Plains- 302 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....66-71. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........22 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......500-5800 ft AGL until 1200, then 7100-11200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 41. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-9900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers through the day. Max temperature.....62-67. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........39 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ208-082330- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 302 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....60-65. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........38 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-5400 ft AGL until 1200, then 5800-8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....40-45. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-4900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ209-082330- Loup Rivers Basin- 302 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....63-68. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-5100 ft AGL until 1200, then 5600-10100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning. Slight chance of showers through the night. Min temperature.....41-46. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-8700 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........46 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$